Health and Girlhood in Britain, 1874-1920

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Health and Girlhood in Britain, 1874-1920 is written by H. Marland and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1137328142 (ISBN 10) and 9781137328144 (ISBN 13).

This first major study of girls' health in modern Britain explores how debates and advice on healthy girlhood shaped ideas about the lives of young women from the 1870s to the 1920s, as theories concerning the biological limitations of female adolescence were challenged and girls moved into new arenas in the workplace, sport and recreation.