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Author:   Ashley E. Remer ,  Tiffany R. Isselhardt
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9781538120897

ISBN 10:   1538120895
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   07 April 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface: Why Girls? Timeline Acknowledgements Introduction: Finding Girls in American History PART I 9500 BCE to 1590s CE – In Search of ‘Home’ Xaasaa Na’ (Upward Sun River), Alaska Hā’ena State Park, Kaua’i, Hawai’i Mound 72, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville, Illinois “The Display with Which a Queen Elect is Brought to the King” Virginia Dare Monument, Roanoke, North Carolina PART II 1600 to 1760s – Her and Me: Otherness in the New World Pocahontas Statue, Jamestown, Virginia Samuel Parris Archaeological Site, Danvers, Massachusetts Mary Wright’s Sampler Mary Jemison Statue, Letchworth State Park, New York Phillis Wheatley Statue, Boston, Massachusetts PART III 1770s to 1840s – Becoming “American” Anna Greene Winslow’s Diary Sybil Ludington Statue, Carmel, New York Sacajawea Statue, Salmon, Idaho Bill of Sale for a Girl Named Clary and Runaway Advertisement for Harriet Tubman Pantaloons Patty Reed’s Doll PART IV 1850s to 1860s – Reckoning Lime Rock Light House, Newport, Rhode Island Belle Boyd House, Martinsburg, West Virginia Reminiscences of My Life in Camp by Susie King Taylor “Vinnie Ream at Work” Poems and Translations by Emma Lazarus PART V 1870s to 1910s – Hope “Group in Bathing Costumes” by Alice Austen Water Pump at Ivy Green, Alabama Statue of Annie Moore, Ellis Island, New York Portrait of Georgia Rooks Dwelle PART VI 1870s to 1910s – Strife Photograph of Princess Kai’ulani “Indian Girls dressed for a ball game” “Sadie Pfeifer” by Lewis Hines Dormitory at Angel Island, California PART VII 1910s to 1940s – Becoming “Modern” American Girls Girl Scout Pledge Card Paper Doll of Clara Bow Cashay Sanitary Puffs “Stand Up and Cheer” Dress worn by Shirley Temple “Jumping Rope on Sidewalk” by Edwin Rosskam PART VIII 1940s to 1950s – Voices Elizabeth Kikuchi’s Letter to Clara Breed Seventeen Magazine Patty-Jo Doll Monument to the Westminster Case Children, Westminster, California Transportation Token from Montgomery, Alabama Barbie Teen-Age Fashion Model PART IX 1960s to 1970s – Revolutions “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” by The Shirelles Kachina Doll Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Mary Beth Tinker’s Black Armband “Peggy Oki” by Pat Darrin PART X 1980s to Present – Girl Power Selena Quintanilla Memorial, Corpus Christi, Texas Dominique Dawes’s Leotard Rookie Yearbook One GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine Letter by Anna Lee Rain Yellowhammer and Photograph of Mari Copeny Afterword: The Future of American Girlhood Selected Bibliography Index About the Authors

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Exploring American Girlhood in 50 Historic Treasures is an exceptional book that will spark curiosity, inspire further learning, and set readers on a path to ensuring that girls - past, present, and future - are recognized for their momentous contributions to change.--Dina Bailey, CEO, Mountain Top Vision Meticulously researched and captivating, Exploring American Girlhood through 50 Historic Treasures illustrates and elevates the cultural impact and historical legacies of girls through art, stories, and artifacts. This book showcases girls' contributions, resilience, courage, and agency in a way that will give readers a new respect for girls - and empower girls to assert their vital position in society.--Jessica R. VanLanduyt, senior vice president of guest experiences, Atlanta History Center

Author Information

Ashley E. Remer is the founder and Head Girl of Girl Museum—the first and only museum in the world dedicated to celebrating girlhood. She holds an MA in the History and Criticism of Art from the University of Auckland. For over two decades, Ashley has worked as an art historian, curator, writer, and editor internationally. She has collaborated with artists, NGOs, scholars, educators, and girls across the globe showcasing girl culture to raise awareness and promote social change. Her research focuses on girlhood in various local and global contexts. She is currently working on her PhD at the Australian National University and is the co-chair of the Girls’ History and Culture Network with the Society for the History of Children and Youth (SHCY). Tiffany R. Isselhardt serves as Girl Museum’s Program Developer, where she oversees exhibitions, podcasts, community outreach, and social media. She holds a Master’s in Public History from Appalachian State University, and has worked with the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Theodore Roosevelt Center, Museum Hack, and the Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University. Her research focuses on uncovering the hidden history of girls in order to advocate for gender equality, and how museums can better interpret and provide programming inclusive of girls’ unique history and culture. She has presented on girlhood at several conferences, including the International Girl Studies Association and the National Council on Public History, and enjoys working at the intersections of history, material culture, and girl studies.

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