girlhood
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Since girlhood, Padilla has loved to write, which was valuable once she joined the Groundlings, doing seven shows a week.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
A decade later, we are deep in the latest girlhood panic cycle, and this time the antagonist is the phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
She was in and out of psychiatric wards throughout our girlhood.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Mrs. Pontellier talked about her father’s Mississippi plantation and her girlhood home in the old Kentucky bluegrass country.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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