Body Image throughout the ages

“A woman’s self-image is the very foundation of her personality, and hence, she acts like the sort of person she thinks and believes she is.”- anonymous 

  Since the beginning of time women have always been taught to conform with how they dress and their body image. Even in the Victorian Era women were taught to lace up their corsets to make them have a smaller body frame. The typical body image of women in the late 19th century was called the "Gibson Girl." Gibson's Girl was the body image that was portrayed for all women to have. When women started rebelling from the corsets and long dresses was in the 1920's. Flappers were rebellious girls that wore shorter dresses and stockings. These women showed off their knees. ( How scandalous!) Now a days it is socially acceptable for women to wear pants but women are still constantly worried about their body image and whether the way they look is socially acceptable in society. The media is greatly at fault. Women of all ages compare themselves to the women they seen in magazines and tv who have personal makeup artists, stylists, and tons of money. This image that they see is not how the average person should look. Not everyone has these resources. 

         The quote above is meaningful because if a women is happy with the way is then she will be happy with her life. If a girl has an eating disorder such as anorexia because she is not satisfied with the way she looks, most likely she will act depressed and upset. They key to loving life is learning to love yourself and be satisfied with your image. If you believe you are a certain way then you will become that way to everyone else around you.