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Podcast: Fat Mascara
Episode: Ep. 371: How Makeup Changed the Face of American History with Ilise S. Carter
Description: Author (and sideshow performer!) Ilise S. Cater shares the fascinating history of makeup in the U.S.A., from Martha Washingtonâs multipurpose rouge made with whale earwax to the âBecause Youâre Worth Itâ era of the 1970s, when âmakeup learned to talk feminism.â Along the way, weâll meet the first celebrity influencer, find out if the suffragettes actually wore red lipstick, learn how Hollywoodâand film itselfâinfluenced the beauty landscape, and hear the rags-to-riches tales of some of Americaâs pioneering beauty entrepreneurs. Ilise S. Carter's book: The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American His...