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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsGirls History of Growing Up Female in Amby Penny Colman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A unique and dramatice look at growing up female in America from pre-Colonial days to the present. Eyewitness accounts highlight girls' spirit, will, courage, and contributions. From the perspective of girls themselves, this book traces the always spirited and yet sometimes disheartening history of growing up female. Young girls from all regions of the country, from all walks of life, of different races, ethnicities, religions, and classes are given a collective voice in this true story of everyday triumphs and trials. Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs, household manuals, advice books, and photographs, Penny Colman adds the all-important human ingredient to a history with which all young people can identify - that of growing up in America. Synopsis:Rich in historical detail, "Girls" draws on eyewitness accounts, diaries, letters, memoirs, slave narratives, household manuals, and photos to chronicle the stories of females growing up in America from pre-colonial days to the present. Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.
Table of Contents"It's a girl!": Understanding gender — By land and by sea: How girls came to America — In their mothers' footsteps: Girls in the early colonial period — New ideas: Girls in the late colonial period — Making demands; girls in the early nineteenth century — Diverse lives: Girls in the mid-nineteenth century — New opportunities: Girls in the late nineteenth century — "Prize it!": Girls in the early twentieth century — Changes and challenges: Girls in the mid-twentieth century — Unprecedented possibilities: Girls approaching the millennium.
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