Social Sciences

In the new documentary “Web Junkie” by filmmakers Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia, viewers are introduced to Daxing ...

The American GIrls' club was created not only to feed and house American girls in Paris in the 1890s

At a retreat center called Our Cabaña, girls from all over the world became Cold War–era diplomats. American scouts had additional ideas.

In the 1930s, experimental psychologist Agnes Landis interviewed women who identified as "tomboys."

Analyzing the dolls of elite girls shows that playthings reinforced gendered expectations but also allowed for imaginative play.

Can purchasing a doll be a revolutionary act? The franchise makes an effort to connect its characters with the realities of American history.

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