Despite recent blowback against the meme that diamonds have special utility (to men) in moderating the interactions of men and women, there’s no doubt of the meme’s venerability. Here’s the cover of True Life Secrets #23, from 1954:

woman negotiating for a diamond necklace

It’s a little bit blurry, but she’s asking “And just what must I do to get those?”

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