The Matronopolitan - A Provincial Magazine for Aging Women

Authors

Brittany R. Mills, University of Washington TacomaFollow

Files

Class Name

T SOC 165 A

Instructor

Dr. Natalie Jolly

Abstract/Description

The older you get, the more invisible you become! This undergraduate sociology project is a satirical, Cosmopolitan-style magazine that humorously explores how ageism and sexism are increasingly experienced by women who are gaining years of wisdom. The focus is on the plight of aging women in the United States, who are becoming increasingly unseen and often made to feel irrelevant. We can see this happening in media representation, career expectations, advertising, and everyday interactions. It humorously scrutinizes the widely accepted cultural norms of doing everything to keep looking young, but turns the instructions inside out!

Articles include: "It's Only Hair - Look 60 in just a few weeks,” “Clothes that are NOT for you - find your granny era,” “Sex scenes at your age? Think again," and "The last of the Independents. Don't get so sure of yourself." Along with an editorial note on the use of filters, and an ad for aging cream - to make you look older.

Date

Spring 5-28-2025

Keywords

Society, United States, Ageism, Sexism, Gender Norms, Humor, Hair, Culture, Sociology, Comical, Ads, Life Alert, Grandma, Mid-life, Clothing, Fashion, Age Appropriate, Ageless, Love Life, Sex, Old

Disciplines

Family, Life Course, and Society | Gender and Sexuality | Gerontology | Other Sociology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology | Sociology of Culture

Recommended Citation

Mills, Brittany R., "The Matronopolitan - A Provincial Magazine for Aging Women" (2025). Sociology Student Work Collection. 109.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/gender_studies/109