Brides n' bumps: A critical look at bridal pregnancy identities, maternity wedding dresses, and post-feminism

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 593-612

  Nash, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bride; Maternity; Post feminism; Pregnancy; Wedding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888238260     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2012.678877     Document Type: Article

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