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Adios, Barbie: Young Women Write About Body Image and Identity

by · 1998

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In more than 20 candid and humorous essays, a diverse group of women explore how they have chosen to ignore, subvert, or redefine the standard of beauty. These women break down modern culture's feminine ideal and reinvent it for themselves.

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Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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