Iowa State Univer AND An Intimate History of American Girls
Iowa State Univer AND An Intimate History of American Girls
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls Paperback – September 1, 1998A hundred years ago, women were lacing themselves into corsets and teaching their daughters to do the same. The ideal of the day, however, was inner beauty: a focus on good deeds and a pure heart. Today American women have more social choices and personal freedom than ever before. But fifty-three percent of our girls are dissatisfied with their bodies by the age of thirteen, and many begin a pattern of weight obsession and dieting as early as eight or nine. Why?
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Iowa State Univer AND An Intimate History of American Girls
