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It was after WW1, in 1929 specifically. The campaign was orchestrated by Edward Bernays, the father of modern PR hired by American Tobacco Company to sell Lucky Strike cigarettes to women. He Women Marched for the right to smoke? UNTOLD HISTORY 1920's history American History How did a cigarette brand convince women to buy into a whole lifestyle? Episode 2 of #SoftPower breaks down Edward Bernays' "two way street" and why people don't buy products, they buy meaning. Edward Bernays (1891 1995), Sigmund Freud's cousin, played a key role in manipulating advertising campaigns in mid 20th century USA, including the "Torches of Freedom" campaign in which he reshaped the (then taboo) perception of women
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