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Es gibt viele wichtige Bücher über Feminismus. Aber keine ihrer Autorinnen hat derart viele Leben gelebt wie Melissa Febos: glückliche Kindheit auf Cape Cod, mit zwanzig heroinabhängig, das Studium finanziert als Domina. Heute führt sie ein bürgerliches Leben und unterrichtet an der Universität. In "Girlhood" schließt Melissa Febos Memoir mit Theorie, Soziologie mit Poesie kurz und erkundet die Gemeinsamkeiten aller Lebensphasen. Sie findet beunruhigend eindrückliche Beispiele, wie Frauen von klein auf darauf konditioniert sind, an ihrer eigenen Herabwürdigung mitzuwirken.

When her body began to change at 11 years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people had changed with it. By her teens, she defined herself based on these perceptions and by the romantic relationships she threw herself into headlong. Over time, Febos increasingly questioned the stories she’d been told about herself and the habits and defences she’d developed over years of trying to meet others’ expectations.

Maggie Dent, Australia's queen of common-sense parenting, has investigated the development period from birth to age eight. Drawing on nearly 5,000 survey results, the latest research and her own extensive experience as an educator, counsellor, facilitator, mum and grandmother, Maggie shows us how to help our girls build an emotional and psychological base for life. This is both a deeply practical guide to raising girls, as well as a celebration and intimate meditation on the state of being female, which women of all ages will relate to.

Eltern sollten ihre Kinder lieben und beschützen. Was, wenn sie das Gegenteil tun? "Mein Name ist Alexandra Gracie, ich bin 15 Jahre alt. Bitte rufen Sie die Polizei." Unzählige Male hat sich Lex Gracie vor ihrer Flucht aus dem Elternhaus diesen Satz vorgesprochen, angekettet an ihr Bett, vor Dreck starrend, bis auf die Knochen abgemagert.

Acclaimed author Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior broke new ground when it was first published 35 years ago, weaving autobiography, history, folklore, and fantasy in to a candid and revelatory story about the daughter of Chinese immigrants in mid-20th century California.

Harper has tried to forget the past and fit in at expensive boarding school Brodick Academy. But she can't escape the guilt of her twin sister Izzy's death and her own part in it. But new girl Kirsty seems to understand Harper. She has lost a sister, too. Harper finally feels secure. She finally feels...loved. As if she can grow beyond the person she was when Izzy died. Then Kirsty's behaviour becomes more erratic. Why is her life a perfect mirror of Harper's? And why is she so obsessed with Harper's dead sister?

In her fourth collection, Julia Copus explores the shifting balance of power between dangerous and destructive forces and things on the verge of becoming. Her deft and seductive poems reanimate lost figures and places from private moments and recast them in the open arena of the spoken word. Listening to this collection, one has the sense of encountering a series of filmic installations arranged by episode in a gallery.

Beautiful Girlhood, a timeless treasure, beckons young hearts toward noble ideals and virtuous living. Written by Mabel Hale and later revised by Karen Andreola, this cherished book has left an indelible mark on generations of girls.

Motherwell is a sharp, unflinching and often humorous memoir about the long shadow that can be cast when the core relationship in your life compromises every effort you make to become an individual. It is about what we inherit - the good and the very bad - and how a deeper understanding of the place and people you have come from can bring you towards redemption.

Historic Girlhoods explores the captivating stories of ten girls who achieved fame at an early age - some, tragically, never even reaching adulthood. From the courageous Joan of Arc to the influential Catherine dMedici, from the powerful Catherine the Great to the legendary Pocohontas, this podcast will inspire young listeners with tales of determination, fortune, and what can be accomplished with them.

A former child actress best known for her starring roles in Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place: as the only kid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl.

A bold and timely investigation into how it feels to grow up in a world where every anxiety of girlhood has been commodified GIRLS: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything is a passionate, provocative, and deeply personal journey into the pressures shaping young lives today. Freya...

For readers of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street and Justin Torres’ We the Animals, this striking debut brings to life an unforgettable young narrator and the complicated, loving, cruel, and generous figures that make up her universe. Sofia’s mother promises that she’ll have her...

Step back into the 1800s and experience the life of a seaside country girl in New England. Discover her dreams, aspirations, and the realities of her education and opportunities as she navigates a world shaped by her familys needs. At just 11 years old, she begins working in the Lowell Textile Mills in Massachusetts to support her family—a journey that leads her to edit magazines, teach at Wheaton College, and pen enchanting books filled with her hopes, memories, poetry, and profound insights on life. As she beautifully reflects, “Every little thread must take its place as warp or ...

Welcome to Girlhood Uncut! We are your hosts, Susannah and Leilah and we are currently in our third year at The University of Exeter. In this podcast no topic is a taboo. We discuss the highs and lows of life in our twenties. From boy/girl drama, academic pressures, life after uni and societal expectations. We guarantee to validate any of your problems by exposing our own, which hopefully makes you all feel a bit better…and will definitely make you giggle. Lots of love XXX

A heartfelt coming-of-age debut about a girl starting over while keeping secret she’s spent the last year in juvenile detention. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Leah Johnson. Sixteen-year-old Jasmine Cole is back after fourteen months at Guiding Hearts Home for Troubled Girls, and nothing...

Join writers/friends Maggie and Marin as they discuss depictions of girlhood in film, literature, and other media. Girlhood Movie Database is a celebration of pop culture, the audacity of youth, and the ways we grow away from and into our bodies and dreams for ourselves and each other.

Co-hosted by teenagers Erica Buening and Reagan Hunter, two girls take a deep dive into everything about life. Whether it be boys, friends, or trends, they discuss it all. Girlhood can relate to anything, after all… it’s a podcast for the girls, by girls.

"Girlhood - Har himlen en förort?" är en rå, brutal och våldsam berättelse om förorten, och om de unga, arga, våldsamma, kriminella och utsatta tjejerna som gjorde sitt bästa för att överleva i en grym värld. Här beskrivs förlorade barndomar, smärtsamma tonårsminnen, ilska, våld och kriminalitet. Här står tjejernas berättelser i fokus. Deras osminkade berättelser ger en skarp bild av hur det är att växa upp i förorten, förr och nu, med förhoppning om att framtiden blir bättre. Maria Stark är en svensk författare och utbildad beteendevetare.

Silence and Resistance recounts the author's upbringing under state-sponsored terror, domestic violence, forced silence, the bewilderment of loss, and generational secrets. It is also a haunting narrative of the author's profound journey to uncover and reckon with the buried secrets of her family's past.