Growing Girls: The Natural Origins of Girls' Organizations in America

by Susan A. Miller

In 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081354064X
• ISBN13: 9780813540641
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.9"