‘Be yourself’: Girl and the business of growing up in late 1950s england

Women and Work Culture: Britain C.1850-1950

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 141-158

  Spencer, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85085823896     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315233789-11     Document Type: Chapter

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