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Some women's groups also fought against women smoking. The International Tobacco League lobbied for filmmakers to refrain from putting women smoking cigarettes in movies unless the women being portrayed were of "discreditable" character and other women's groups asked young girls to sign pledges saying that they would not use tobacco. [4]
In 1965, it was reported that 33.9% of women were smoking. [20] Virginia Slims came on the market in 1968, and used the catch phrase "You’ve come a long way baby." This was the first cigarette to be marketed solely as a woman's cigarette. The cigarettes were longer, slimmer, and overall more elegant and feminine.
African-American couple depicted on tobacco advertisement, c. 1895 African-Americans are believed to be one ethnic group to suffer disproportionately from smoking-caused chronic and preventable diseases, evident in the approximately 45,000 African-Americans who die from smoking-caused illnesses each year.
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Research demonstrates that adolescent girls that strongly value being thin are more likely to initiate smoking. [8] Additionally, girls already engaged in risky behavior for weight control are at increased odds to begin smoking as well. [9] Further research needs to examine trends in ethnicity concerning women and smoking for weight control.
Of all the fashion trends to make a comeback, cigarettes were an unlikely contender. After all, it’s 2024. A year when you can’t go 10 minutes on a night out without smelling the saccharine ...
The June 1964 Mad magazine parodied the slogan by twisting it into "Us Cigarette-Makers will fight rather than quit!" regarding reports linking smoking to cancer and the subsequent PR campaign to make their own reports, with editor Al Feldstein as an executive with a black eye. Feldstein later said the spoof was his personal favorite.
A number of prominent figures throughout sports throughout history have been caught smoking cigarettes -- including admitted smokers and some athletes who've tried to keep the habit under wraps ...