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Record Nr.

UNINA9910993982003321

Titolo

Feminism for girls : an adventure story / / edited by Angela McRobbie and Trisha McCabe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2013

London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

9780203085066

020308506X

9781283841481

1283841487

9781136195679

113619567X

9780415636742

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 pages)

Collana

Routledge library edtions. Feminist theory

Altri autori (Persone)

McRobbieAngela

McCabeTrisha

Disciplina

305.2/3

Soggetti

Teenage girls - Great Britain

Feminism - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1981 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- FEMINISM FOR GIRLS An adventure story -- Copyright -- Feminism for girls An adventure story -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Experience -- 2 Little women, good wives: is English good for girls? -- 3 The golden pathway -- 4 Schools and careers: for girls who do want to wear the trousers -- 5 'They call me a life-size Meccano set': super-secretary or super-slave? -- 6 'Now that I'm married . . .' -- 7 Just like a Jackie story -- 8 Resistances and responses: the experiences of black girls in Britain -- Part II Making changes -- 9 Romance and sexuality: between the devil and the deep blue sea? -- A note on lesbian sexuality -- 10 Learning to be a girl: girls, schools and the work of the Sheffield Education Group -- 11 Working with girls: write a song and make a record about it!.

Sommario/riassunto

Feminism for Girls presents feminist perspectives on aspects of



adolescence which have been chosen for their special relevance to the lives and experiences of girls and young women today. Illustrated throughout, chapters cover themes and topics which include romance and sexuality, girls' magazines, careers and the reality of being a black girl in society today. Housewives look back at their youth and a sixteen-year-old girl writes vividly about what it's like trying to break out of the mould that parents and others so often expect for girls. This book is written for girls and young women themselves and for people who are, like the contributors, currently teaching or working with girls.