Why does Marilyn Monroe still define the ‘Ideal Woman’?
Why does Marilyn Monroe still define the ‘Ideal Woman’?
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As we mark 100 years since her birth, the enduring legacy of Marilyn Monroe means she still shapes ideas of what makes an ideal woman. Annette Young talks to Professor Amanda Konkle, a film specialist, as to why this is the case. Also the ongoing impact of Ebola continues to be felt in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the spread of a deadly strain of the virus is placing pregnant women at even greater risk.
