{"product_id":"growing-girls-the-natural-origins-of-girls-organizations-in-america-paperback-softback-9780813540641","title":"Growing Girls; The Natural Origins of Girls' Organizations in America (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813540641","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGrowing Girls\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Natural Origins of Girls' Organizations in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan A Miller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813540641\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages, 25\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSusan A. Miller's well-written and meticulously researched interdisciplinary study of scouting summer camps for girls draws upon the history of science and the body to examine a prominent cultural site of girlhood socialization. Miller's imaginative examination of evidence from the ground up (nature and crafts) as well as from the top down (ideas\/ideals) sheds new light on our understanding of girls' scouting organizations and their impact on the shaping of American girlhood.\u003c\/div\u003e - Miriam Forman-Brunell (professor of history, University of Missouri-Kansas City)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn the early years of the twentieth century, Americans began to recognize adolescence as a developmental phase distinct from both childhood and adulthood. This awareness, however, came fraught with anxiety about the debilitating effects of modern life on adolescents of both sexes. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurprisingly, 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 were required of reliable citizens?was also solved by way of traditionally masculine, adventurous, outdoor activities, as practiced by the Girl Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls, and many other similar organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan A. Miller explores these girls' organizations that sprung up in the first half of the twentieth century from a socio-historical perspective, showing how the notions of uniform identity, civic duty, \"primitive domesticity,\" and fitness shaped the formation of the modern girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction: What is the matter with Jane?\u003cbr\u003e Fashioning girls' identity\u003cbr\u003e Mobilizing girl soldiers\u003cbr\u003e The landscape of camp\u003cbr\u003e Naturecraft\u003cbr\u003e Homecraft\u003cbr\u003e Healthcraft\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: A tale of two girls\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559285616920,"sku":"9780813540641","price":25.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/growing-girls-the-natural-origins-of-girls-organizations-in-america-paperback-softback-9780813540641","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}