Bibliograph

Guiding modern girls, girlhood, empire, and internationalism in the 1920s and 1930s, Kristine Alexander

Type

Label

Guiding modern girls, girlhood, empire, and internationalism in the 1920s and 1930s, Kristine Alexander

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-270) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Guiding modern girls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

985071415

Responsibility statement

Kristine Alexander

Sub title

girlhood, empire, and internationalism in the 1920s and 1930s

Summary

Across the British empire and the world, the 1920s and 1930s were a time of unprecedented social and cultural change. Girls and young women were at the heart of many of these shifts. Out of this milieu, Girl Guiding emerged as a response to modern concerns about gender, race, class, and social instability. In this book, Kristine Alexander analyzes the ways in which Guiding sought to mold young people in England, Canada, and India. It is a fascinating account that connects the histories of girlhood, internationalism, and empire, while asking how girls and young women understood and responded to Guiding's attempts to lead them toward a "useful" feminine future. --, Provided by publisher

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