Helen Gurley Brown Among feminists, Brown's role has been highly contested as empowering women to be unashamed of their sexual urges and as creating a magazine that may live on as a sexist magazine with a body image problem. However, some feminists feel that the sexism in our world cannot be blamed all on "Cosmopolitan" and Brown, with other magazines circulating that objectify women's bodies. These other people look at Brown's work as both "progressive and retrogressive" when it comes to the feminist movement. Helen Gurley Brown Helen Gurley Brown (February 18, 1922 – August 13, 2012; born Helen Marie Gurley) was an
Calvin H. Gurley Calvin H. Gurley Calvin H. Gurley is an accountant and perennial candidate living in Washington, D.C. Gurley was raised in Washington, D.C. Gurley attended Eastern High School, where he played defensive back on the football team. Gurley graduated from Bowie State University with a bachelor of science degree. Gurley also took graduate classes in finance at the University of the District of Columbia. From March 1985 to September 1985, Gurley worked as a tax auditor for the District of Columbia Department of Finance and Revenue. Gurley announced his candidacy for mayor of the District of Columbia in 1986. Unemployed and