Ding Dong! Avon Calling!: The Women and Men of Avon Products, Incorporated

Ding Dong! Avon Calling!: The Women and Men of Avon Products, Incorporated

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  • Create Date：2021-07-01 09:18:56
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Katina Manko
  • ISBN：0190499826
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Reviews

Amanda Mae ，

I was really excited to read this book since I’ve been on a kind of women’s history kick lately。 I know almost nothing about Avon， but the “Avon Lady” idea is something I’ve just known my whole life。 There is A LOT of information in this book。 The author got to dive into the company archives and MY does it show！ So sometimes my eyes would swim with so many numbers and names being thrown at me。 But there are so many nuggets of fun information here that I plowed on through。 I think I was expecting I was really excited to read this book since I’ve been on a kind of women’s history kick lately。 I know almost nothing about Avon， but the “Avon Lady” idea is something I’ve just known my whole life。 There is A LOT of information in this book。 The author got to dive into the company archives and MY does it show！ So sometimes my eyes would swim with so many numbers and names being thrown at me。 But there are so many nuggets of fun information here that I plowed on through。 I think I was expecting more of a history of the company’s heyday in the post war period， maybe going into the 1980s at the latest。 This ran the full gamut。 I think it would have benefitted from tightening up the timeline so the focus was more on Avon after WWII than the California Perfume Company since its inception。 It’s a fascinating story， but it was overwhelming with so many statistics and figures。 I don’t know if it would have been possible to follow women in the company a bit more closely during the various eras of Avon， but I know that would have been a way for me to find my bearings through all the statistics and business reports。 There are some women who are featured somewhat prominently， but I think I would have liked the book more with some more first-hand knowledge and insight from the women who were ringing doorbells for Avon。 So overall it’s a thorough book with loads to glean， it’s just sometimes a little too much to take in。 。。。more

Janilyn Kocher ，

An informative history about a once powerful company that aided women being more independent。 However， it reads like an academic paper and is pedantic in much of its tone。 My mom used to buy a lot of Avon and I loved flipping through their catalogs。 It was sad to read about the company in its death throes like so many other once prominent businesses of my growing up years。 I adore the cover。 Thanks to Oxford University Press and Edelweiss for the early copy。