Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman

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This cinematic story about legendary Cosmopolitan editor and champion of the single girl Helen Gurley Brown chronicles her rise as a cultural icon who redefined what it means to be an American woman.

In 1965, Helen Gurley Brown, author of the groundbreaking bestseller Sex and the Single Girl, took over an ailing Cosmopolitan and soon revamped it into one of the most bankableand revolutionarybrands on the planet. At a time when womens magazines taught housewives how to make the perfect casserole, Helen spoke directly to the single girl next door, cheekily advising her on how to pursue men, money, power, pleasure, and, most of all, personal happiness.

In this retro romp that will appeal to fans of Mad Men, journalist Brooke Hauser reveals how a self-proclaimed mouseburger from the Ozarks became one of the most influential women of her time. Though she was married, to the renowned movie producer David Brown, no one embodied the idea of the Cosmo Girl more than Helen, who willed, worked, and flirted her way to the top. Bringing New York City vibrantly to life during the Sexual Revolution and the Womens Movement, and featuring a rich cast of characters, including Hugh Hefner and Gloria Steinem, Enter Helen is the riveting story of a polarizing pioneer who bucked convention to define her own destiny, baiting a generation that both revered and rejected her.

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Brooke Hauser has written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Allure, among other publications. She is the author of THE NEW KIDS: BIG DREAMS and BRAVE JOURNEYS AT A HIGH SCHOOL FOR IMMIGRANT TEENS, a winner of the American Library Associations 2012 Alex Award.