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Peer reviewedFishman, Andrea R. – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Reports on a study of stories written by eighth graders in three very different schools, stories carrying powerful messages about how girls understand their place in the world. Finds that, in one set of stories, females control their lives only as long as they are "good," and in the other set, autonomous female protagonists fail (often for no…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Females, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
