Girls


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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.




Growing Up Female in America


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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.




Where the Girls Are


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Media critic Douglas deconstructs the ambiguous messages sent to American women via TV programs, popular music, advertising, and nightly news reporting over the last 40 years, and fathoms their influence on her own life and the lives of her contemporaries. Photos.




Growing Up Female in America


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Growing Up a Girl


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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.




Young, White, and Miserable


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The experts' fifties : women, men, and male social scientists -- Family legacies -- Sexual puzzles -- The other fifties : beats, bad girls, and rock and roll -- Alone in the fifties : Anne Parsons and the feminine mystique.




Girls


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Growing Up Female


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Growing Up Sicilian & Female


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The Difference


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Explores the cultural link between dominance and gender and its effect on the raising of girls and boys alike, with information from schools, music, texts, and other sources