Welcome to Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture


Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture brings together a rich collection of highly graphic and illustrative annuals, comics, magazines, zines and periodicals that facilitate the study of print culture aimed at girls throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Featuring content from across the UK, US and Australia, this dual module resource offers a fascinating insight into the lives of girls and young women as they navigate rapidly evolving significant social, cultural, and political change. 

Nature and Scope

Learn about the collections featured in Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture, and key themes covered in the resource.

Browse by Issue

See the periodicals in Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture organized into individual issues for more granular browsing.

Essays and Video Interviews

Learn more about the material within Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture with these contextual essays and video interviews, contributed by leading scholars.

Thematic Guides

The documents in Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture have been indexed by key theme. Read short introductions on these thematic areas and discover key resources.

Advertising Through the Ages

Explore how advertising trends and imagery have changed over time with these curated galleries of advertisements from the periodicals in Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture. 

Chronology

A tailor-made chronology to provide a contextual overview of some of the key events from 1900 to 2000, which are most relevant to the material featured in Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture.