Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap by Peggy Orenstein
Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap

Peggy Orenstein

Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap

Peggy Orenstein

368 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction education feminism informative inspiring slow-paced

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When Peggy Orenstein's now-classic examination of young girls and self-esteem was first published, it set off a groundswell that continues to this day. Inspired by an American Association of University Women survey that showed a steep decline in c...

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