Feminism for Girls (RLE Feminist Theory) An Adventure Story [Paperback]

Feminism for Girlspresents feminist perspectives on aspects of adolescence which have been chosen for their special relevance to the lives and experiences of girls and young women today. Illustrated throughout, chapters cover themes and topics which include romance and sexuality, girls magazines, careers and the reality of being a black girl in society today. Housewives look back at their youth and a sixteen-year-old girl writes vividly about what its like trying to break out of the mould that parents and others so often expect for girls. This book is written for girls and young women themselves and for people who are, like the contributors, currently teaching or working with girls.

1. Introduction Angela McRobbie and Trisha McCabe  Part 1: Experience  2. Little women, good wives: is English good for girls? Gill Frith  3. The golden pathway Amanda McLoughlin  4. Schools and careers: for girls who dowant to wear the trousersTrisha McCabe  5. They call me a life-size Meccano set: super-secretary or super-slave? Hazel Downing  6. Now that Im married... Dorothy Hobson  7. Just like a Jackiestory Angela McRobbie  8. Resistances and responses: the experiences of black girls in Britain Valerie Amos and Pratibha Parmar  Part 2: Making Changes  9. Romance and sexuality: between the devil and the deep blue sea? Myra Connell, Tricia Davis, Sue McIntosh, Mandy Root.  A note on lesbian sexualityTrisha McCabe and Sharon K.  10. Learning to be a girl: girls, schools and the work of the Sheffield Education Group Anne Strong  11. Working with girls: write a song and make a record about it! Monika Savier