Moruzi, Kristine.

Constructing girlhood through the periodical press, 1850-1915 [electronic resource] / Kristine Moruzi. - Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt. : ASHGATE, [2012] - x, 231 p. : ill. - Ashgate studies in childhood, 1700 to the present . - Ashgate studies in childhood, 1700 to the present. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : girls of the period -- The religious girl : girlhood in the Monthly packet (1851-99) -- The latest sensation : girlhood and the girl of the Period miscellany -- The healthy girl : fitness and beauty in the Girl's own paper (1880-1907) -- The educated girl : Atalanta (1887-98) and the debate on education -- The marrying girl : social purity and marriage in the Young woman (1892-1915) -- The modern girl : heroic adventures in the Girl's realm (1898-1915).


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2013.
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Children's periodicals, English--History.
Youths' periodicals--History.--Great Britain
Girls--Books and reading--History.--Great Britain
Young women--Books and reading--History.--Great Britain
Girls--Social life and customs--Great Britain--19th century.
Young women--Social life and customs--Great Britain--19th century.
Girls--Social life and customs--Great Britain--20th century.
Young women--Social life and customs--Great Britain--20th century.


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