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Pink Is for Battleships

A history of a decidedly unladylike color.

By |Posted Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at 7:14 AM ET

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Click here to read a slide-show essay about the unlikely uses of pink.

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Jude Stewart writes about design and culture for Slate, The Believer, Fast Company and Print among others. Her first book about color is forthcoming. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.