Women are still in the psychological harem: Jackie Kennedy dressed up like a "living doll" in Vienna while Mrs. Khruschev wore what looked like a house dress. Capitalism took a big hit with the Kennedys (can you believe they actually liked the sappy musical Camelot?) and drove many into the arms of alternative thinking.
Lucia's Symposium
Lucia casts a wary eye on cultural infelicities, and dissents from all orthodoxies.
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