Design for a Duchess Zine
- Title:
- Design for a Duchess Zine
- Description:
- Rachel Rubin (T'19) created a zine that spoofs "Design for a Duchess," criticizing unrealistic standards placed on Duke women and providing advice about life at an elite university. The zine addresses the “effortless perfection” myth, a term coined by the 2003 Duke Women’s Initiative report that describes the pressure on undergraduate women to appear effortlessly flawless in all areas. The author encourages students to resist this pressure and instead to seek the joy that comes from a self-defined Duke experience.
- Date:
- 2017
- Rights:
Some Rights Reserved- Citation:
- Design for a Duchess Zine, Activating the Archive, Box 1, Rachel Rubin Folder, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
