{"product_id":"growing-girls-the-natural-origins-of-girls-organizations-in-america-rutgers-series-in-childhood-studies-9780813540641","title":"Growing Girls The Natural Origins of Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early years of the twentieth century, Americans began to recognize adolescence as a developmental phase distinct from both childhood and adulthood. This title explores the girls' organizations that sprang up in the first half of the twentieth century from a socio-historical perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan A. Miller's well-written and meticulously researched interdisciplinary study of scouting summer camps for girls draws upon the history of science and the body to examine a prominent cultural site of girlhood socialization. Miller's imaginative examination of evidence from the ground up (nature and crafts) as well as from the top down (ideas\/ideals) sheds new light on our understanding of girls' scouting organizations and their impact on the shaping of American girlhood. -- Miriam Forman-Brunell * professor of history, University of Missouri-Kansas City *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: What is the matter with Jane?\u003cbr\u003e Fashioning girls' identity\u003cbr\u003e Mobilizing girl soldiers\u003cbr\u003e The landscape of camp\u003cbr\u003e Naturecraft\u003cbr\u003e Homecraft\u003cbr\u003e Healthcraft\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: A tale of two girls","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038413488471,"sku":"9780813540641","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813540641.jpg?v=1750940260","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/growing-girls-the-natural-origins-of-girls-organizations-in-america-rutgers-series-in-childhood-studies-9780813540641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}