The Clique Series is an American young adult novel series about five middle school girls. The first book was released in 2004 and became a movie in 2008. Since then there have been 20 more …
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Mulan: A Tomboy Princess?
Most little girls grow up watching Disney movies, particularly Princess movies. When you think of princesses most people would probably think of, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel and Belle. Mulan is often overlooked, and …
Pretty Hurts
Music is one of the most influential media outlets of our era. Each generation has a “sound”; the messages that are found in the songs correlate with issues in society during that time period. When …
Little House and Disney
Gender roles in our society have been evolving throughout our history. exemplifies this through the way they portray princesses in their movies. This video provides information to young girls on how they are supposed to …
Girls Need Their Fathers…Well, Sometimes They Do
The ideology that women need to be protected by their father has existed for centuries. Though this idea could be set on by biological characteristics, like women are just naturally smaller and weaker than men, …
Girls will be boys
According to the Keywords for Children’s Literature, the term “tomboy” is defined as “a girl who behaves like a spirited or boisterous boy; a wild romping girl” (220). “Tomboys” tend to be belittled in society …
“Daring” Girlhood
A few weeks ago, on our visit to the Wisconsin Historical Society, we were shown a collection of books that we could use for our research projects. As I browsed through the selection, I noticed …
“Friends” Meets “Little Women”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOWyIqGDZZs My latest Netlix binge watching show has been the hit television series Friends. I was intrigued to find that Little Women by Louisa May Alcott was discussed in this specific episode (season 3, episode …
The Chromosome Debate
As some may already know, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are expecting a daughter. The couple chose the in-vitro fertilization route, which is commonly used by same-sex couples and families with inheritable medical ailments. However, …
Girlhood in a Dollhouse
After reading the Keywords Essays on “Girlhood” and “Gender”, there were a lot of things floating around in my mind regarding gender roles, expectations of girls, and the general upbringing of children. I came across …