Girls and Literacy in America: Historical Perspectives to the Present

An exploration of the fascinating and controversial history of girls’ education in America from the colonial era to the computer age. * Contributors are experts on literacy including E. Jennifer Monaghan (Brooklyn College), Amy Goodburn (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), and Andrea A. Lunsford (Stanford University) * Primary documents printed in full or excerpted include diaries, letters, school assignments, newspaper advice columns, short stories, and poems, all targeted to or written by girls * A chronology of the reading and writing done by girls is presented in six essays beginning in the colonial period and ending in the 21st century * An extensive bibliography includes archival holdings, secondary scholarship, and online resources