Battling Girlhood

Battling Girlhood
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9780429842023
ISBN-13 : 0429842023
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Book Synopsis Battling Girlhood by : Kristen B. Proehl

Download or read book Battling Girlhood written by Kristen B. Proehl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jo March of Little Women (1868) to Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games (2008), the American tomboy figure has evolved into an icon of modern girlhood and symbol of female empowerment. Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature traces the development of the tomboy figure from its origins in nineteenth-century sentimental novels to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and film.


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