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"In America today, it appears as if most teenage girls have always been immersed in their own consumer culture. Shopping for the latest fashions, CDs, and cosmetics, or taking in a movie at the multiplex all seem like a powerfully stereotypical part of the teen girl experience. Yet this was not always the case. Only after World War I did pundits, marketers, and manufacturers start to acknowledge a distinct stage between girlhood and womanhood. Drawing on examples from fashion, beauty, music, and movies, and looking at everything from diaries to yearbooks, advertisements, and magazines, Some...

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