Youth

skateboard with pink heart and words girl is not a 4 letter word

Girl Is Not a 4 Letter Word skateboard created by Cindy Whitehead

Advertisement with a black and white photograph of a young woman wearing a striped dress. She is holding a camera in her left hand as she stands on the bottom beam of wood fence and waves her right hand.
Before Instagram, There Was Kodak
November 21, 2023
Very short yellow skirt with an orange belt and purple belt buckle
Explore "Girlhood (It's Complicated)" with Smithsonian Open Access
Jessica Govea
How One Girl Helped Build a Latinx Civil Rights Movement
A cloth doll, her hair in pigtails, wearing a tan dress with stripes.
Cloth Doll from around 1965

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Pink dress with bell sleeves and a full skirt. The dress includes beading and sequins in floral designs.
Collection Item
Natalia Flores' Quinceañera Dress
Black silhouette of a girl wearing a dress against a pink and white background
Body Talk

How advertising and expert advice affect body image. Video. Grades 6 to 12. (2 minutes)

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Cloth doll of a young woman with long braids, an apron over her dress, and a matching headscarf. She carries a baby on her back in a sling.
Cloth Doll and Baby from between 1960 and 1980

National Museum of the American Indian

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Nine cards with visitor messages. One visitor responds to the prompt "Has someone else ever made a decision that affected your body?" with a message that includes "Yes! For too long, I forget who I am. Today . . . I take back that power.""
What Does ‘Girl Power’ Really Mean?
Girl Scout vest covered in badges.
Girl Scout Uniform Vest
National Museum of American History

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Red prom dress with an applique indigenous design at the top. The dress form also includes a beaded choker necklace.
Clothing of Girlhood (It’s Complicated)
Smithsonian 3D

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Hand with pink painted fingernails holding a cell phone. The screen shows an illustration of women and the text: Girlhood / A Zine
Girls Speak Out with Zines
December 13, 2021