Design for a Duchess Zine

Design for a Duchess Zine

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.

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED

2017

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.

Handmade black and white zine called Design for a Duchess.

publications; student project

2017