| Description |
1 online resource (x, 270 pages) : illustrations |
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The Rutgers series in childhood studies |
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Rutgers series in childhood studies.
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| Contents |
Introduction: What is the matter with Jane? -- Fashioning girls' identity -- Mobilizing girl soldiers -- The landscape of camp -- Naturecraft -- Homecraft -- Healthcraft -- Epilogue: A tale of two girls |
| Summary |
In the early years of the twentieth century, Americans began to recognize adolescence as a developmental phase distinct from both childhood and adulthood. For boys, competitive sports as well as?primitive? outdoor activities offered by fledging organizations such as the Boy Scouts would enable them to combat the effeminacy of an overly civilized society. But for girls, the remedy wasn?t quite so clear. Surprisingly, the?girl problem??a crisis caused by the transition from a sheltered, family-centered Victorian childhood to modern adolescence where self-control and a strong democratic spirit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- History
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Camp Fire Girls -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Camp Fire Girls fast |
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Girl Scouts of the United States of America fast |
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Girls -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Girls
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Pfadfinderin
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813541563 |
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0813541565 |
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