Girls Own Cultural Histories of the Anglo-American Girl, 1830-1915

Brings together 11 essays that explore British & American Victorian representations of the adolescent girl. The variety of contemporary sources on which the essays draw includes conduct books, housekeeping manuals, periodicals, biographies, photos, paintings, & educational treatises. The institutions, practices, & literatures discussed in this volume reveal the ways in which the Girl expressed her independence, as well as the ways in which she was presented & controlled. Many of the contributors note that 19th-century visions of girlhood in both Britain & the U.S. were extremely ambiguous. Illustrated.Nelson, Claudia is the author of 'Girls Own Cultural Histories of the Anglo-American Girl, 1830-1915' with ISBN 9780788167416 and ISBN 0788167413.