girlhood

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Why has it taken her a decade and a death to get back to the place where all the pivotal moments of her girlhood took place?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

“And her best girlhood friend, Cally, she got herself married and moved to Oregon. Pretty hasn’t seen her in years. She has a pack of children and hardly has time to even write anymore.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney