Women’s magazines through the years show massive changes in Irish society

If you want to see how women’s lives have changed, just flick through a woman’s magazine from the 1960s. Back then says Barbara Scully they obsessed with housework whereas now Irish women are sold glamour, creative careers and charmed lifestyles.

THERE are some real gems of wisdom contained in the displays at ‘Modern Life Modern Wife’ exhibition which recently opened at the Print Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks in Dublin 4.

The exhibition comprises largely of pages from Irish women’s magazines from the 1960s which offer advice on a range of subjects pertinent to the Irish woman of the day.