This spirited and engaging multidisciplinary volume pins its focus on the lived experiences and cultural depictions of women's mobility and labor in Japan. The theme of "modern girls" continues to off
In this third installment of the popular Dirty Girls Social Club series by NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Alisa Valdes (formerly Valdes-Rodriguez) we find Boston newspaper columnist Lauren
Babylon Girls is a groundbreaking cultural history of the African American women who performed in variety shows—chorus lines, burlesque revues, cabaret acts, and the like—between 1890 and 1945. Throug
Babylon Girls is a groundbreaking cultural history of the African American women who performed in variety shows—chorus lines, burlesque revues, cabaret acts, and the like—between 1890 and 1945. Throug
GirlTalk/GodTalk offers a refreshing exploration of the faith lives of adolescent girls and shows how they think about, experience, and express spiritual and religious meanings in their lives. The boo
An activism handbook for teen girls ready to fight for change, social justice, and equality.Take on the world and make some serious change with this handbook to everything activism, social justice, an
Adolescent girls are filled with passion, excitement, joy, critique, wit, and energy, even as they face and overcome a wide variety of difficult challenges. Some challenges are spirit- and even life-t
In answer to the crisis in girls' mental health, the UK's best selling parenting author, Steve Biddulph brings an interactive learning guide rich in content and interactive elements to help parents be
Escape to a magical world of fairies, mermaids, storybook princesses, faraway lands, and more with artist Hannah Lynn! Her whimsical wide-eyed girls have been delighting fans around the world for clos
"Worn down by years of war and hardship, girls like Sylvia, Margaret, and Gwendolyn were thrilled when American GI's arrived in Britain with their exotic accents, handsome uniforms and aura of Hollywo
This companion to our bestselling book, The Care & Keeping of You, received its own all-new makeover! This updated interactive journal allows girls to record their moods, track their periods, and
Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social
Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language AssociationIn this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social wo
Lopez (sociology, U. of New Mexico) offers a narrative describing her study of Dominican, West Indian, and Haitian American youth in New York City, exploring how girls' more optimistic outlooks and bo
This book studies the HBO program Girls from multiple perspectives by comparing the series to similar programs from decades past as well as to the show's contemporaries in the present. By examining th
Exhausted? Angry? Broke? The Goddesses are here to help!Goddess magic is powerful magic: with the help of the right goddess, simple spells can yield amazing results. In Goddess Spells for Busy Girls,
Megan Munroe’s Bitch? Please! delivers a saucy communique empowering nice girls to kick passivity to the curb and instead use the strength of inward kindness to shake the foundation of the bitch’s emp
Though over one hundred private schools for Jewish girls thrived in the areas of Jewish settlement in the Russian empire between 1831 and 1881, their story has been largely overlooked in the scholarsh
With an outward gaze focused on a better future, Between Good and Ghetto reflects the social world of inner city African American girls and how they manage threats of personal violence.Drawing on pers
Adolescence can be a tricky time. From periods and puberty to health and hygiene to fashion and beauty, every preteen girl has questions she’d like answered. The problem is many girls feel embarrassed
Profiles twenty-one of the West's gun-slinging "bad girls," from serial killer Kate Bender to Elizabeth Potts and Ellen Watson, the first women hanged in Nevada and Wyoming. Meet these fascinating ch
Based on an extraordinary array of diaries and letters, this engaging book explores the shifting experiences of adolescent girls in the late nineteenth century. What emerges is a world on the cusp of
Movie-Struck Girls examines women's films and filmgoing in the 1910s, a period when female patronage was energetically courted by the industry for the first time. By looking closely at how women were
The stunning biographical portraits in Modern Girls, Shining Stars, the Skies of Tokyo, some adapted from essays that first appeared inThe New Yorker, explore the lives of five women who did their bes
The title says it all: Bad Girls of Fashion explores the lives of ten famous women who have used clothing to make a statement, change perceptions, break rules, attract power, or express their individu
The title says it all: Bad Girls of Fashion explores the lives of ten famous women who have used clothing to make a statement, change perceptions, break rules, attract power, or express their individu
A full text Bible in the International Children's BibleAr translation that is just the right size for young hands. The special binding style offers girls a compact and cool look to carry their Bible
Celebrate the can-do attitude of fierce girls who know how to wield a hammer, fire up a saw, and build everything from a bookshelf to a playhouse. Featuring project photographs, this guide will inspi
Hard-headed evidence on why the returns from investing in girls are so high that no nation or family can afford not to educate their girls.Gene Sperling, author of the seminal 2004 report published by
Jo B. Paoletti’s journey through the history of children’s clothing began when she posed the question, "When did we start dressing girls in pink and boys in blue?" To uncover the answer, she looks at
Starting in the late 1990s, the Web--until then a largely male phenomenon--opened up to girls and women partly as a result of noncommercial sites created specifically for them. A 2000 study reported t
No chasing! No stretching or straining! And never, ever sweat. These were the rules girls were forced to play by until Title IX passed in 1972. And it was a game-changer.A celebration of the strength
From the New York Times best-selling authors of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z, a bold and brave collection of stories and art about inspiring and accomplished girls who have made posi
Take four amazing and super-talented actresses, add clever and hilarious writing, loads of sex talk and a box of delicious cheese cake and what do you get? Why, The Golden Girls, of course. Test your
From the author of Loose Girl From the author of the provocative hit memoir Loose Girl, this is an eye-opening look at the dangerous, secretive world of today's adolescent girls who use casual sex as
Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and fought for the right for all girls to receive an education. When she was just fifteen-years old, the Taliban attempted to kill Malala, but even this did no
Adolescence can be an especially tricky time for girls and sometimes, they just need a place to let it all out. From periods and puberty to health and hygiene to friends and boys, every preteen girl e
Be confident. Be gorgeous. Be glamorous. The tips and tricks in this book will help girls reveal the goddess inside - including: how to host a spa-style party; how to work out your face-shape; how to
"The coming-of-age experience has changed dramatically, with girls maturing sooner than ever. But what happens when a girl has the body of a 13-year-old and the brain of an 8-year-old? Contrary to pop
The coming-of-age experience has changed dramatically, with girls maturing sooner than ever. But what happens when a girl has the body of a 13-year-old and the brain of an 8-year-old? Contrary to popu
