Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ656567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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Women's Dilemmas in Postwar Britain: Career Stories for Adolescent Girls in the 1950s.
Spencer, Stephanie
History of Education, v29 n4 p329-42 Jul 2000
Explores the genre of the adolescent girl career novel, specifically limited to 1950s Great Britain. Addresses the dual role of women during the 1950s that focused on the pursuit of a career and domesticity. Examines how the career novel negotiated dilemmas facing young women leaving school. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Careers, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Labor Force, Literature, Social History, Womens History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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