Author : Penny Colman
Publisher : Scholastic Nonfiction
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 33,65 MB
Release : 2003-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780590371308
Traces the history of growing up female in America as told by the girls themselves in journals, household manuals, letters, slave narratives, and other primary sources. By the author of Rosie the Riveter. Reprint.
Author : Eve Merriam
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 10,74 MB
Release : 1987-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807070093
This multicultural anthology of excerpts from the journals, letters, and autobiographies of ten women portrays life as it was lived across America from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century.
Author : Barbara Anne White
Publisher :
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 13,69 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Adolescence in literature
ISBN :
Author : Lucinda Jackson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1631526634
Just A Girl is the sensitive, personal story of the author’s ambition to become and succeed as a scientist during the “white man in power” era of the 1950s to 2010s. In the male-dominated science world, she struggles from girlhood unworthiness to sexist battles in jobs on the farms and in the restaurants of America, in academia’s laboratories and field research communities, and in the executive corner office. Jackson overcomes pain, shame, and self-blame, learns to believe in herself when others don’t, and becomes a champion for others. The turbulent legal and social background of sexual harassment and sexism in America over seven decades is delivered as “history with emotion.” Just a Girl is also a call to action: it identifies the court cases and lawsuits that helped advance the cultural changes we see today; outlines the pressing need for a Boys and Men Liberation (BAML) movement; highlights new approaches by parents; advocates for changes in our universities; and suggests a different direction for corporate America to take to stop the cycle of sexual harassment. Eye-opening and inspiring, it points the way to a brighter future for women everywhere.
Author : Amy Reed
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 32,91 MB
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534409017
“Truthful and empowering.” —Booklist From Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an “outstanding anthology” (School Library Connection) of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America. This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including award-winning and bestselling writers—touches on a powerful range of topics related to growing up female in today’s America, and the intersection with race, religion, and ethnicity. Sure to inspire hope and solidarity to anyone who reads it, Our Stories, Our Voices belongs on every young woman’s shelf. This anthology features essays from Martha Brockenbrough, Jaye Robin Brown, Sona Charaipotra, Brandy Colbert, Somaiya Daud, Christine Day, Alexandra Duncan, Ilene Wong (I.W.) Gregorio, Maurene Goo. Ellen Hopkins, Stephanie Kuehnert, Nina LaCour, Anna-Marie LcLemore, Sandhya Menon, Hannah Moskowitz, Julie Murphy, Aisha Saeed, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Amber Smith, and Tracy Walker.
Author : Abigail Heyman
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Sadie Penzato
Publisher : Penzato Enterprises
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Duchess Harris
Publisher : Essential Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,58 MB
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Girls
ISBN : 9781532113062
Girls growing up in America face sexist school dress code policies, pressure to meet impossible beauty standards, and gender-based violence. This title looks at the differences between the girl and boy experiences of growing up and the steps people can take to address sexist practices. Features include a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Susan J. Douglas
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,65 MB
Release : 1995
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Aliona L. Gibson
Publisher : Writers & Readers Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2001-04-30
Category : African American women
ISBN : 9780863163296
As an eloquent rendering of the experiences of black women coming of age in America, Gibson's memoirs strike to the heart of a generation in transition and resonate with its wit and its troubles. Using her personal experiences, Gibson examines how American standards of beauty affect women of color and their struggles for self-acceptance.
