Did people really have sex in the office? Did they actually drink martinis at 11am? & what was it really like for women working on Madison Avenue in the 1960s? Jane Maas a successful copywriter for a New York ad agency in the 60s & 70s answers all these questions & more in this tell-all account of life with the real Mad Men. Based on her own experiences she tells of the junior account man whose wife nearly left him when she found the copy of Screw" magazine hed used to find entertainment for a client. Then there is the Ogilvy & Mather agencys legendary annual sex-&-booze filled Boat Ride from which it was said no virgin ever returned intact. & the advertising agency that banned doors on offices
- all because of what went on behind them. Wickedly funny & full of fascinating inside information " Mad Women" also deals with the tougher issues of the era such as equal pay jaw-dropping sexism & the difficult choices women had to make between motherhood & a career. This immensely entertaining memoir is a must-read for fans of the show & for anyone who enjoys a scintillating tale."