In Tomboy: The Surprising History and Future of Girls* Who Dare to Be Different, Davis explores the evolution of tomboyism from a Victorian ideal to a twenty-first century fashion statement, honoring the girls and women-and those who identify otherwise-who stomp all over archaic gender norms. So was it outdated? In an era where some are throwing elaborate gender reveal parties and others are embracing they/them pronouns, Davis set out to answer that question, and to find out where tomboys fit into our changing understandings of gender. But "tomboy" seemed like an outdated word-why use a word with "boy" in it for such girls at all? Her child favored sweatpants and T-shirts over anything pink or princess-themed, just like the sporty, skinned-kneed girls Davis had played with as a kid. So when author and journalist Lisa Selin Davis's six-year-old daughter first called herself a "tomboy," Davis was hesitant. We are in the middle of a cultural revolution, where the spectrum of gender and sexual identities is seemingly unlimited. Ī “thorough and engrossing investigation” and “persuasive and deeply personal argument for moving beyond the gender binary.” -Publishers’ Weekly (starred review) if you’d like me to visit or Skype in! For publicity info, please contact Sarah Falter.
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