May 22, 2007
Gibson Girl
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The Gibson Girl was an iconic representation of the feminine ideal in the US at the turn of the 20th century, as portrayed by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson. The Gibson Girl was tall and slender, with an hourglass figure and tightly corseted wasp waist. Why was an RAAF survival radio transmitter carried by WWII aircraft on over-water operations nicknamed the 'Gibson Girl'?
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