Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girl Scouts of the USA - Couverture rigide

Farrell, Amy Erdman

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ISBN 10 : 146968683X ISBN 13 : 9781469686837

Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2025

Synopsis

When eight-year-old Amy Erdman Farrell moved with her family to Akron, Ohio, in 972, she found herself adrift in a sea of taunting boys and mean girls. Shy by nature, she dreaded her long, unhappy days at school. But a few years later, Farrell found an escape from bullying, the promise of sisterhood, a rising sense of confidence, adventure, and—best of all—lifelong friendship when she joined a Girl Scout troop. Decades later, award-winning author Farrell returns to those formative experiences to explore the complicated and surprising history of the Girl Scouts of the USA.Drawing from extensive archival research, visits to iconic Girl Scout sites around the world, and vivid personal reflections, Farrell uncovers the Girl Scouts intricate history, revealing how the organization has shaped the lives of more than 5 million girls and women since its founding in 9 2. With Farrell as our own intrepid guide, we travel to American Indian Boarding Schools, Japanese American incarceration centers, segregated African American communities, middle-class white neighborhoods, and outposts throughout the globe. Intrepid Girls unpacks how the Girl Scouts navigated tensions over feminism, race, class, and political differences, carving out extraordinary opportunities for girls and women—even as it participated in the very discrimination it promised to transcend.For anyone who has ever worn a uniform or wondered about the hidden history behind this iconic American institution, Intrepid Girls will surprise, inspire, and challenge what we think we know about the Girl Scouts.

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À propos de l'auteur

Amy Erdman Farrell is professor of American studies and women's, gender, and sexuality studies and the James Hope Caldwell Memorial Chair of American Culture at Dickinson College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 146968683X
• ISBN 13: 9781469686837
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible