
Polished: Why We Care About Our Nails
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The Relationship Between Nail Art and the World Outside It
The manicure first caught on in the 1920s and 30s. It was more of like radical feminists and working-class women that were just being assertive with their own sense of style. People maybe thought it was a little unusual, but then I think they realized it was like a question they've always wanted to be asked.
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