Girls have used zines, among other forms of self-expression, to redefine fashion and body image, reject consumer culture, and express anger—something girls were not supposed to be. This video explores the history of zines and how girls have used them to talk and 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. This video examines how body talk—everything from advice to advertising—has often, but not always, determines...
Girls produce culture. This video examines how girls have taken cues taken cues from style icons in movies and music as well as each others and used fashion to transform themselves, markets, and ideas about gender and growing up. Learn more in the Girlhood (It’s...
When scientists at the top secret ‘Manhattan project’ wanted to discover how radioactive bomb materials could affect the human body – they secretly injected terminally ill patients with uranium to find...
