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    BluebellaElliot: I have too much to say I don't know where to begin! It's all so beautiful, Elizabeth Taylor yeooowch! This just put a very much needed smile on my face. more »
    The HZA.: Dodai, I am so glad you have been posting these amazing images. more »
    devilchyld22: Can we please get a girls poker game together jeezies? Please. I want to remark the awesomeness that was that picture. We never sit around and play po... more »
    Jack_Burton: Lena Horne is a goddess. That is all. After seeing that pic, no more words come to mind. more »
    Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: WANT: arty lady's haircut, more shoulders.I mean. more-visble shoulders. Two is enough. more »
    Raspberry Swirly: Ruby Dee looks a whole lot like Rosario Dawson there. more »
    gobblegirl: Jackie Robinson in football gear caused so much cognitive dissonance. I was confused until I read the caption. But love these photos! Thanks so much f... more »
    PandoraSpocks: The lady in the crab hat is likely to be from Maryland or Louisiana. Great photos! more »
    I, Zombie Normal: Nice that you included both Debbie Reynolds and Liz Taylor, considering their looming intertwined husband destiny. Dorothy Dandridge is incredibly bea... more »
    hellosunshine: The first picture looks so much like my Nana!! I'm emailing my dad. more »
    sequined: Is is just me, or did women in the '50s have universally perfect eyebrows? more »
    sequined: I adore that the little Suri-like girl has rickrack trim on her dress. Someday my children will dress with rickrack accents. Or maybe just I will, sta... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Um, what a great way to start my day -- ogling pretty pictures from the 1950s. The Robinsons and Ruby Dee, FTW. Such beautiful and strong people. That... more »
    aquacombatgurl: anyone notice that in the 50's hawaii was "the pineapple state" rather than "the aloha state?" when did this change, and am i stupid for not knowing ... more »
    MysweetuntouchedMiranda: Is that Ann Miller in the last photo? Sure looks like her. And I think, at 33, I'm finally ready to admit that I will never be as gorgeous and sophist... more »
  • #womeninthe1950s

    The Way We Were: Life Magazine Photos Of Women In The 1950s