Sills, Leslie

Describes how clothing for girls in the United States has reflected society's changing views on children, from dressing girls as little adults in the seventeenth century to allowing girls to express themselves by choosing from a variety of styles in the twenty-first century.

Describes the lives and work of six women photographers who have used their cameras in different ways and for different purposes, including Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Carrie MaeWeems, Elsa Dorfman, and Cindy Sherman.

Photographs and text present the lives and works of four pioneering women artists: Mary Cassatt, Leonora Carrington, Betye Saar, and Mary Frank.

Discusses the lives and art of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alice Neel, and Faith Ringgold. Includes color reproductions of their work.

Describes how clothing for girls in the United States has reflected society's changing views on children, from dressing girls as little adults in the seventeenth century to allowing girls to express themselves by choosing from a variety of styles in the twenty-first century.