Which One's Pink?

"In America the rules were as certain as they were contradictory. When Meg's twins, Daisy and Demi, are born in Little Women, sister Amy follows the French tradition, putting a blue ribbon on the boy and a pink on the girl.* Ladies' Home Journal flatly contradicted this notion in 1918: 'The generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.'"

Jude Stewart in Slate presents a brief history of a controversial color.