Constructing Girlhood through the Periodical Press, 1850-1915

Kristine Moruzi is a Grant Notley Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Girls of the Period, Kristine Moruzi; Chapter 2 The Religious Girl: Girlhood in the Monthly Packet (1851–99), Kristine Moruzi; Chapter 3 The Latest Sensation: Girlhood and the, Kristine Moruzi; Chapter 4 The Healthy Girl: Fitness and Beauty in the Girl’s Own Paper (1880–1907), Kristine Moruzi; Chapter 5 The Educated Girl: Atalanta (1887–98) and the Debate on Education, Kristine Moruzi; Chapter 6 The Marrying Girl: Social Purity and Marriage in the Young Woman (1892–1915), Kristine Moruzi; Chapter 7 The Modern Girl: Heroic Adventures in the Girl’s Realm (1898–1915), Kristine Moruzi; Chapter 8 Conclusion, Kristine Moruzi;

Semi-finalist, The Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize, awarded by the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP), 2012 'An important contribution to girls’ studies, children’s literature, and periodical scholarship, Kristine Moruzi’s book provides a nuanced historicizing of the emergence of girls as subject, agent, target audience, and contested ground in relation to mass print culture.' Linda Hughes, Texas Christian University, USA 'Moruzi’s highly accessible text [...] reminds us that the Victorian dialogue about what girls were and could be was every bit as vibrant and conflicted as our own.' Childhood in the Past 'Constructing Girlhood through the Periodical Press, 1850-1915 was honoured as a semi-finalist in the Robert and Vineta Colby Book Prize for books published in 2012. The prize is judged by scholars who know the difficulties and benefits of working with periodicals, and the recognition of Kristine Moruzi’s work is a fitting acknowledgement of its careful methodology and thought-provoking conclusions.' Victorian Periodicals Review 'Historians will find this book of particular interest because it marks the increasing mobility and independence of girls in a shifting cultural milieu. Childhood studies students will find here a model for dissertations that dialogue culture and childhood. Literary critics will also enjoy the dialogue between fiction, columns, letters, and images in periodicals...' Children’s Literature Association Quarterly ’This book is a very valuable and thought-provoking contribution to the field of the periodical press studies, and a must-have for any researcher of Victorian and early Edwardian studies.’ Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardians ’Her analyses provide a wealth of information both on the magazines she discusses, and on the cultural climate' surrounding the topics in focus, and hence her study is definitely worth reading.’ Anglistik ’...for people interested in the early magazines f