Author Talk: Michael Kimmel
Michael will speak about his book: “Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America”.
The book explores visionaries behind iconic brands, including Morris and Rose Michtom (Ideal Toy / Teddy Bear), the Hassenfeld brothers (Hasbro), Ruth and Elliot Handler (Mattel), and Joshua Lionel Cowan (Lionel Trains). It details how these creators shaped modern American childhood and pop culture alongside comic book artists and child psychologists. Michael Kimmel is SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University in New York. He is the author of many books, including Guyland , Angry White Men , and Healing from Hate . He lives in Brooklyn.
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Where
Hagen Ranch Road Branch, Palm Beach County Library System
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