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OBS/9/1/1/1
Title
Second Sex 1
Date(s)
- 1968 (Creation)
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Part of 1 VHS and 1 mp4 (28.6 MB)
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Black and white advert with sound advertising the Observer Colour Magazine special issue on 'The advantages of being a woman'
The advert shows a woman boarding a London Underground train and being offered a seat by a male commuter.
Tagline / commentary: "Women have nearly won equality. What are women today? What is her real job in life? Read about women of today in The Observer Colour Magazine tomorrow."
Duration: 34 seconds. The advert starts at 0.06 on the mp4 file.
Creator: The Observer Limited, 1917-1993
Creator: Ogilvy & Mather, 1948-
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Also included on the VHS and mp4 are adverts OBS/9/1/1/2-4.
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Catalogued