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Handbags — Symbolize Female Power?
Have you ever thought of a handbag as a symbol of female power and authority? Of course everyone is different so a purse for one person may mean something totally different and unique for another but let’s look at handbags from a different perspective.
The press of England has spent time and effort speculating and commenting on ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s handbag. To quote “The Times” in June, 1982 written by Julian Critchley, “She…tends to believe the worst of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She cannot see an institution without hitting it with her handbag…”
It’s obvious that the press equates Margaret Thatcher’s handbag with her assertion of power and the ability to impose her will. If you look closely, you will notice that her handbags closely resemble the Queen Mother’s handbags. Is it because both of these powerful women choose the same type of bag or is Ex-Prime Minister Thatcher deliberately mimicking this female symbol of ultimate authority in her country?
Negotiations are underway for the famous handbag to be placed in a museum that houses Winston Churchill’s papers and historical documents from the War. There is no indication that Mr. Churchill’s wallet is stored in this prestigious collection but, then again, Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to impose her powerful presence (and pocketbook!) on 10 Downing Street!
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Where did the term pocketbook derive from?
On the west coast we say .. purse or handbags. On the east coast it is pocketbook. I have always thought of a pocketbook as a book pocket sized. enlighten me please.
Pocket-book (1617) was originally “a book-like case for papers, etc.;” meaning “a woman’s purse” is from 1816.
re PURSE: Old English: pursa “little bag made of leather,” from Latin bursa “purse” ( . Old french borse, 12c., Fr. bourse), from L.L., variant of byrsa “hide,” from Gk. byrsa “hide, leather.” Change of b- to p- perhaps by infl. of O.E. pusa, O.N. posi “bag.” Meaning “woman’s handbag” is attested from 1955.
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