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TIL of the Bobby Soxers. A term used to describe the subculture of Young women in the 1940’s. They were one of the first groups of young women that advertisers directly marketed too. They wore loose fitting socks and were fans of Frank Sinatra and similar newer popular artist/fads of the day.

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