Introduction -- A brief history of childhood and motherhood into the twentieth century -- Merchandising, motherhood, and morality : industry origins and child welfare, 1917-1929 -- Pediocularity : from the child's point of view -- Reconfiguring girlhood : age grading, size ranges, and aspirational merchandising in the 1930s -- Baby booms and market booms : teen and subteen girls in the postwar marketplace -- Concluding thoughts
Summary
Through a study of industry publications over much of the century, shows how the U.S. children's clothing industry produced increasingly refined categories of childhood
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and index
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