192 pages; Ages
8-up
Scholastic Reference; $26.99
0-590-37129-0
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Girls: A
History of Growing Up Female in America traces the spirited history of
growing up female in America from the perspective of girls themselves.
Young girls from all regions of this country and from all walks of life
are given a collective voice in this true story of girls' everyday trials
and triumphs. The author has dug deep into history and pulled out some of
the most telling accounts of girls' lives. There are many stirring stories
here - from the Navajo Creation story to the story of Virginia Dare, the
first baby of English parentage born in America, and from Maria Concepción
Garza's account of family life in nineteenth century Texas to Kristen
Lems's effort to ratify the ERA in the 1970s. There are stories from the
wilderness and the cities, from the fields and the factories, told by
girls of different races, ethnicities, religions, and classes, by girls
with heartaches and girls with dreams.
Drawing on diaries, memoirs, letters, household manuals, popular
magazines, and advise books, Penny Colman tells the history of this
country from individual girls' perspectives. Noted for her picture
research and photography, the author has located images of girls and their
worlds that are enchanting, inspiring, moving, and unique.
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