Elizabeth Winder, Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953

These were the new girls of New York- complete with rapid heartbeats from too much nicotine and coffee. They were nervous and fluttery but completely alluring- the new face of urban femininity.

Elizabeth Winder, Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953

These were the new girls of New York- complete with rapid heartbeats from too much nicotine and coffee. They were nervous and fluttery but completely alluring- the new face of urban femininity.