Good girl messages
Subtitle: how young women were misled by their favorite books
By: Deborah O'Keefe.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Children's stories, American -- History and criticism; Girls in literature; Young women -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries; Girls -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries; Children's stories, English -- History and criticism; Women and literature -- English-speaking countries; Conduct of life in literature; Sex role in literature
Description: "For much of the twentieth century, books for children encouraged girls to be weak, submissive, and fearful. Good Girl Messages discusses such traits, both blatantly and subtly reinforced, in many of the most popular works of the period." "The final chapter reviews with abundant citations the enormous changes for the better in children's books over recent decades - stories of girls who do not sell out, who are strong and resourceful as well as loving."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.