Iowa State Univer AND An Intimate History of American Girls

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, 1998
A 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