Tomboys and sissy girls: Exploring girls' power, agency and female relationships in childhood through the memories of women (free full-text available)

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Robinson, Kerry ^a   Davies, Cristyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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