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Growing up a girl / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD, with Nancy Redd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Duchess, author.
- Redd, Nancy, author.
- Series:
- Harris, Duchess. Being female in America.
- Being female in America
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teenage girls--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Teenage girls.
- Sexism--Juvenile literature.
- Sexism.
- Girls--United States--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.
- Girls.
- United States--Social conditions.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Place of Publication:
- Essential Library
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Dress code drama
- What is "girl stuff"?
- Self-esteem & body image
- Gender-based violence
- Friends or frenemies?
- Not all girls are pro-girl
- You're prettier when you smile
- Today's girls, tomorrow's women.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (08/28/2020).
- ISBN:
- 9781532150920
- 153215092X
- OCLC:
- 1096425661
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