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"Married at 15 ?" - The Astonishing Mrs. Highfield - Rinso’s Soap - Australia, 1953 (i.ibb.co)

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[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So she must have been pretty much constantly pregnant from age 15 - 21. I get that it's a painting and not a photograph but she looks a lot older than 22. Also, why is the ad giving her street address?

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago

Newspapers used to give addresses as well. For people they interviewed, witnesses, even victims of crime. Give a listen to The Past Times. They read old timey newspapers and it's a trip.

[-] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Really doubt any of the information is true. I bet the ad was created by men with seriusly messed up assumptions.

[-] sleen@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

Nearly all of the old ads are barely believable. It's a whole different timeline - where the commons had no say.

[-] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

She was most certainly real. Here's her Find a Grave memorial with a supporting news article, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250277859/shirley-elizabeth-highfield , and the r/vintageads subreddit took a detailed look at her some time ago - https://www.reddit.com/r/vintageads/comments/18dxqu3/the_astonishing_mrs_highfield_for_rinsos_soap/

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