Why do women carry handbags?

Stuff Mom Never Told You

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🗓️ 13 October 2010

⏱️ 25 minutes

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These days, a majority of modern women carry a handbag of some sort. Why are purses so popular with women? And why are they so expensive? In this episode, Molly and Cristen take a look at the cultural history and gender implications of handbags.

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1:37.7	camera. It's ready. Are you? Welcome to Stuff Mom Never Told You from Howstuporks.com.
1:52.0	Hello and welcome to the podcast. I'm Kristen. I'm Molly. Well, would you agree that
1:57.9	the contents of someone's handbag or messenger bag or backpack, what have you says a lot about
2:06.9	that person? Oh, I agree. It's so fascinating to think like what people have in their handbag.
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