Peggy Olson

The Important Career Lesson We Can Learn From Peggy Olson

Forbes Woman | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Gender Gap, Wage Gap, Women in Business, Earning Potential, Earning Money, Sexism, Women News

Men do a lot things we don’t that contribute to the persistent 20-30% wage gap. Mad Men, that great reminder to the nation of life before femini...

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Lisa Gizara: The Woman Behind the Art Behind the Mad Men

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 05.22.2012

When Mad Men's set decorator needed paintings with the specific panache to match Roger's sly and savvy personality, she turned to the collection of photographer and painter Lisa Gizara.

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Mad Men Recap: 'It's Not Dying'

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Alexis Bledel, Don Draper, Mad Men, Elizabeth Moss, Peggy Olson, Megan Draper, TV News, Amc, Pete Campbell, Rory Gilmore, John Slattery, Roger Sterling, Jon Hamm, Matthew Weiner, Megan Calvet, Vincent Kartheiser, TV News

I loved this episode. It was fast-paced, it was funny, it was deep and it had the Beatles.

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Mad Men: To The Moon! (And Crashing Back Again)

William Bradley | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Buffalo Springfield, Matthew Weiner, Don Draper, Peggy Olson, Jon Hamm, Television News, Mad Men, Ray Wise, Julia Ormond, Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Episode Recap, Mad Men Recap, Entertainment News

After a few weeks of episodes dominated by stagey set pieces driven by forced plotting, entertaining though it was, Mad Men is back to its more customary approach of organic storytelling.

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Mad Men Recap: Meet The Parents

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Megan Draper, Roger Sterling, Matthew Weiner, Sally Draper, Peggy Olson, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Mad Men, Elizabeth Moss, Megan Calvet, Kiernan Shipka, American Cancer Society, Julia Ormond, Video, TV News

It's so sad (and Moss is so great) as you can see Peggy's hopes dashed across her face while she sits there smiling. She keeps herself together and says yes anyone to this second-rate proposal -- ironically getting to say 'I do,' only when asked if she'd like to eat.

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The Boys Are Back in Town

Molly Fosco | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Peggy Olson, Matthew Weiner, Don Draper, Mad Men Season 5, Pete Campbell, Jessica Pare, Amc, TV Recaps, Mad Men Recap, TV News

The fifth season of AMC's Mad Men is in full swing. As is appropriate with the maturing of a series, the characters seem more mature as well, yet I'm happy to report they all still seem to be their same old selves.

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Mad Men Recap: Turn on, Tune in, Drop Out

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Megan Draper, Beach Boys, Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, Acid, Peggy Olson, Don Draper, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Timothy Leary, Lsd, Elizabeth Moss, Mad Men, Howard Johnson's, TV News

He expected her to wait for him, but she's a modern woman and she can get home on her own. It's telling that she doesn't expect him to come back for her, or does she just not want to be there when he does?

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Mad Men: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Trippy-Wippy (and Peggy Olson Is No Dana Scully)

William Bradley | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Lsd, Roger Sterling, Beach Boys, Dana Scully, The X-Files, Don Draper, Peggy Olson, Beatles, Mad Men, Doctor Who, Brian Wilson, Video, Entertainment News

The hairpin plot twists so evident in last week's episode continue in this one, as does the sense of suddenly (seemingly?) impending doom.

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Career Tips From Peggy Olson

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Gender Gap, Females in Business, Mad Men Season 5, Women and Money, Women and Power, Female Careers, Women News

In the last episode of Mad Men, Peggy is asked to work through the weekend on a copywriting project for a client. Roger, ever the acerbic piranha, ...

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What Your Favorite 'Mad Men' Character Says About You

Thought Catalog | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Betty Draper, Television, Joan Holloway, Mad Men Season 5, Don Draper, Mad Men Characters, Women News

We all love Mad Men. (Don't debate with me, Game of Thrones people, there can only be one Best Show Ever, and it clearly takes place at Sterling Coope...

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Mad Men Recap: A Cinderella Story

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Roger Sterling, Matthew Weiner, Christina Hendricks, Mystery Date, Joan Harris, Peggy Olson, Don Draper, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Richard Speck, Joan Halloway, Elizabeth Moss, Video, TV News

"Mystery Date" is all about women and violence. It's the rumblings of the women's movement as they feel the need to protect each other.

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Fat Fashion Guy: How We Can Get the Mad Men Look

James Sanders | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Janie Bryant, James R. Sanders, Stan Rizzo, Amc Mad Men, Don Draper, Sterling Cooper Draper Price, Banana Republic, Mad Men Style, Mad Men Fashion, Style News

Grooming should be a big priority. Stick to a clean and classic look in hair and face to emulate the agency men we watch every Sunday. Take that extra time in presentation as Don Draper would -- as he would surely say, presentation is everything.

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Mad Men Premiere Recap: "Un Deux Trois Quatre!"

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Roger Sterling, Matthew Weiner, Peggy Olson, Don Draper, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Season 5, A Little Kiss, Elizabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, TV News

Don's always only been able to focus in on one part of his life. It was always work, now it's Megan. Will he let work go the way he's let his personal life go in the past?

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What We Can Learn From The Women Of 'Mad Men'

TresSugar | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: The Women of Mad Men, Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Betty Draper, Christina Hendricks, Joan Holloway, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Season 5, Mad Women, Women News

Mad Men is finally returning to TV at the end of the month, and we can't wait to see what Don Draper and the rest of the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce ...

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LOOK: Elisabeth Moss's Changing Style

Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Elisabeth Moss, Elizabeth Moss, Video, Mad Men Elisabeth Moss, Style News

We adored Elisabeth Moss as the lovable Zoey Bartlet on "The West Wing" and now can't get enough of her as the strong and sexy secretary-turned-copywr...

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Essential Now, Vintage Tomorrow: Three Work Items Women Will Be Calling 'Vintage' In 50 Years

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Video, Career Women, Joan Holloway, #Inmydesk, Mad Men Season 5, Women and Work, Office Must-Haves, Office Supplies, Women News

“Mad Men” is returning to AMC on March 25, and with it, our favorite women of a certain era in office culture. While times have changed for women ...

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Mad Men Recap: Don Strikes Back

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Lucky Strike, Elizabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Season 4, John Slattery, January Jones, New York Times, Jon Hamm, Matthew Weiner, Don Draper, Mad Men Recap, Entertainment News

It's the penultimate episode of the season, SCDP is desperate, and Don is making moves. We've come a long way since the beginning of the season, where Don struggled with his own identity, and now SCDP is struggling with theirs.

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Mad Men Season 4, Ep 11: Life and Death -- It's All Just Business

Janet Turley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Lucky Strike, Roger Sterling, Don Draper, Mad Men Season 4, Entertainment News

The episode Chinese Wall showcases how business always seems to win in the battle between personal and professional lives.

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Mad Men Fashion Report: Beautiful Girls in Floral Prints, Pastels and Navy

Nour Akkad | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Betty Draper, Janie Bryant Fashion, Janie Bryant, Mad Men Style, Mad Men Season 4, Joan Holloway, Mad Men Fashion, Sally-Draper, Mad-Men-Style, Mad Men Recap, Mad Men Characters, Style News

Before I get to the Mad Men looks of the week, here's a little tribute to Miss Blankenship. No one rocked those cat eye sunglasses better than you!

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PHOTOS: Living The Mad Men Life In Los Angeles

Kika Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, LA Restaurants, Joan Harris, Roger Sterling, La Shopping, Don Draper, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Text courtesy of Citysearch. By Kika Davis There are certain things that go hand in hand: Chocolate and peanut butter, tea and cream, Lady Gaga ...

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Mad Men Recap: R.I.P. Miss Blankenship

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Betty Draper, Elizabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, Joan Holloway, John Slattery, January Jones, Roger Sterling, Jon Hamm, Matthew Weiner, Don Draper, Sally-Draper, Mad Men Recap, Sterling Cooper, Entertainment News

Last night's Mad Men episode, "The Beautiful Girls," centers around Faye, Sally, Miss Blankenship, Peggy and Joan -- all in different stages of life, dealing with their own roles as women as well as their roles with the men that rely on them.

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Mad Men Recap: Power of the Poontang

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mad Men, Betty Draper, Elizabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, Peggy Olson, January Jones, Roger Sterling, Jon Hamm, Matthew Weiner, Don Draper, Mad Men Recap, Rolling Stones, Aesop, Entertainment News

The quality of Don's voiceover gives the episode a different dear-diary kind of feel. Instead of watching him experience subtle and intense emotion, he's actually telling us what he's thinking, taking control of the narrative.

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Government's Sociotechnological Revolution Leaves Little Place for Legal "Wet Blanketry"

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Social Media, Law, Congress, Gov 2.0, Twitter, Regulations, Wet Blanketry, Government 2.0, Federal Government, Gov 2.0 Summit, Facebook, Privacy, Technology News

Government is undergoing a sociotechnological revolution, one that is being forced by rapid paced private sector technology changes and a real-time environment that is pervading every aspect of our lives.

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Mad Men Fashion Report: The New York Fashion Week Edition (PHOTOS)

Nour Akkad | Posted 05.25.2011

With New York Fashion Week underway, I couldn't help but see Betty in Ports 1961, Peggy in Jason Wu, Joan in Prabal Gurung, and Don in Simon Spurr. We cannot deny the profound effect Mad Men has had on the latest trends.

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Mad Men Recap: Happy Birthday, Peggy!

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Sonny Liston, Elizabeth Moss, Mad-Men-Recap, Christina Hendricks, Roger Sterling, Jon Hamm, Matthew Weiner, Don Draper, Sterling Cooper, Entertainment News

Wow! This week's episode of Mad Men was truly superb, the best this season--perhaps the best of any season. On the night of the historic Liston-Ali fight, Don and Peggy hang back in the office and do some sparring of their own.

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