Audio recording of a lunchtime talk given in connection with the Manuscripts and Special Collections exhibition 'Inspiring Beauty: 80 years of Making up the Modern Woman'. 

Dr Richard Hornsey (Lecturer in Modern British History at UoN) explores the changing meanings of the made-up face in 20th century Britain, tracing how women’s use of cosmetics became a focus for wider debates around morality, freedom, health and self-expression.

Recorded on 25th February 2016 in the Djanogly Theatre, Nottingham Lakeside Arts.