Table of Contents

Introduction: What is the matter with Jane?
Fashioning girls' identity
Mobilizing girl soldiers
The landscape of camp
Naturecraft
Homecraft
Healthcraft
Epilogue: A tale of two girls

About the Author

Susan A. Miller is a lecturer in the women's studies and history and sociology of science departments at the University of Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Susan A. Miller's well-written and meticulously researched interdisciplinary study of scouting summer camps for girls draws upon the history of science and the body to examine a prominent cultural site of girlhood socialization. Miller's imaginative examination of evidence from the ground up (nature and crafts) as well as from the top down (ideas/ideals) sheds new light on our understanding of girls' scouting organizations and their impact on the shaping of American girlhood.
*professor of history, University of Missouri-Kansas City*