Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This title takes a look at the anxieties, horror stories and moral unease that have accompanied changes in girls' lives since Victorian times. It shows the importance of disentangling panic from progress if we are to understand the true story of 20th-century girls.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Feminism-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.
Young women-- Great Britain-- Social conditions-- 20th century.
Young women-- Great Britain-- Social life and customs-- 20th century.