Existing comment:
Wellness
(body talk)
Americans talk about girls' bodies a lot. They have for more than a century. Why? Because girls' bodies are often treated like community property.
Body talk -- everything from advice to advertising -- has centered on the ways girls' bodies are different. Such talk often, but not always, determines what it means to be a girl and steers girls toward certain ideas of womanhood.
How have girls talked back and taken control of their bodies? |