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Andelin, Helen B.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1920–2009

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Helen B. Andelin photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1106
Abstract Helen B. Andelin was an author and leader of the Fascinating Womanhood movement, which emphasized traditional gender roles in marriage. The Helen B. Andelin photograph collection contains portraits of Andelin and her husband.
Dates: 1970-1979

Helen B. Andelin audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0754
Abstract The Helen B. Andelin audio collection (1976) consists of an abridged audiobook recording of Andelin's 1963 book, Fascinating Womanhood. A proponent of traditional gender roles, which she believed were the key to a successful marriage, Andelin originally wrote the book in 1963 to correspond with the marriage enrichment classes she was teaching. The Fascinating Womanhood movement continues to thrive today.
Dates: 1976

Helen B. Andelin papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0551
Abstract The Helen B. Andelin papers (1932-2007) contain correspondence, news clippings, teacher application forms, newsletters, day planners, brochures, pamphlets, and a scrapbook. Helen began sharing the secrets of her own happy marriage with small groups of women in Fresno, California, in the early 1960s. Her first book, Fascinating Womanhood, was published in 1963 as a text for her classes. By the mid-1970s the book had become the basis for courses taught across the...
Dates: 1932-2007