The Book of the Camp Fire Girls

The Book of the Camp Fire Girls
Author: Camp Fire Girls
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1913
Genre: Camps for girls
ISBN:

General handbook and manual of the Camp Fire Girls. Many early traditions of Camp Fire Girls, including dress, symbolism, and language, are culturally appropriated from Indigenous peoples. This volume, including some illustrations and portraits are representative of this.

The Camp Fire Girls

The Camp Fire Girls
Author: Jennifer Helgren
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2022-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1496233670

As the twentieth century dawned, progressive educators established a national organization for adolescent girls to combat what they believed to be a crisis of girls’ education. A corollary to the Boy Scouts of America, founded just a few years earlier, the Camp Fire Girls became America’s first and, for two decades, most popular girls’ organization. Based on Protestant middle-class ideals—a regulatory model that reinforced hygiene, habit formation, hard work, and the idea that women related to the nation through service—the Camp Fire Girls invented new concepts of American girlhood by inviting disabled girls, Black girls, immigrants, and Native Americans to join. Though this often meant a false sense of cultural universality, in the girls’ own hands membership was often profoundly empowering and provided marginalized girls spaces to explore the meaning of their own cultures in relation to changes taking place in twentieth-century America. Through the lens of the Camp Fire Girls, Jennifer Helgren traces the changing meanings of girls’ citizenship in the cultural context of the twentieth century. Drawing on girls’ scrapbooks, photographs, letters, and oral history interviews, in addition to adult voices in organization publications and speeches, The Camp Fire Girls explores critical intersections of gender, race, class, nation, and disability.

Pamphlets Rec

Pamphlets Rec
Author: Russell Sage Foundation. Dept. of Recreation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1927
Genre:
ISBN:

Among Our Books

Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 960
Release: 1918
Genre: Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
ISBN:

Growing Girls

Growing Girls
Author: Susan A Miller
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2007-07-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0813541565

In the early years of the twentieth century, Americans began to recognize adolescence as a developmental phase distinct from both childhood and adulthood. This awareness, however, came fraught with anxiety about the debilitating effects of modern life on adolescents of both sexes. For boys, competitive sports as well as "primitive" outdoor activities offered by fledging organizations such as the Boy Scouts would enable them to combat the effeminacy of an overly civilized society. But for girls, the remedy wasn't quite so clear. Surprisingly, the "girl problem"?a crisis caused by the transition from a sheltered, family-centered Victorian childhood to modern adolescence where self-control and a strong democratic spirit were required of reliable citizens?was also solved by way of traditionally masculine, adventurous, outdoor activities, as practiced by the Girl Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls, and many other similar organizations. Susan A. Miller explores these girls' organizations that sprung up in the first half of the twentieth century from a socio-historical perspective, showing how the notions of uniform identity, civic duty, "primitive domesticity," and fitness shaped the formation of the modern girl.

Girls of the Morning-Glory Camp Fire

Girls of the Morning-Glory Camp Fire
Author: Isabel Hornibrook
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2023-11-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

In 'Girls of the Morning-Glory Camp Fire' by Isabel Hornibrook, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the lives of a group of young girls at a summer camp. The book is written in a nostalgic and lyrical style, reminiscent of classic coming-of-age literature. Hornibrook skillfully explores themes of friendship, self-discovery, and the beauty of nature, making the reader feel like they are part of the adventures and misadventures of the campers. Set in the early 20th century, the book provides a rich literary context, offering insight into the lives of young women during that time period. Hournibrook's attention to detail and vivid descriptions bring the camp and its inhabitants to life, making for a truly immersive reading experience. Isabel Hornibrook, a renowned author with a background in education and child psychology, draws on her own experiences with young people to craft a story that is both engaging and insightful. Her passion for empowering young girls and fostering a sense of community shines through in 'Girls of the Morning-Glory Camp Fire'. I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy heartwarming tales of friendship and growth, as well as those interested in historical fiction and coming-of-age stories.