Rough Maria and clever Simone: Some introductory remarks on the girl in Australian history

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Bellanta, Melissa. (2010). Rough Maria and clever Simone: Some introductory remarks on the girl in Australian history. Journal of Australian Studies. 34(4), pp. 417 - 428. https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2010.519313

Authors	Bellanta, Melissa
Abstract	This article is intended as an introduction to a special issue of this journal entitled ‘The Girl in Australian History’. It suggests that there is a need for more historical work which focuses specifically on girls and girlhood in an Australian context and offers a number of reasons for this: (1) because relatively little of this work has been produced thus far; (2) because such work will enrich and challenge current perspectives on Australian history; and (3) because the interdisciplinary field of girl studies will benefit from more contributions by historians. Ultimately, the aim of this article is to encourage further conversations between Australian historians and other scholars interested in girlhood today.
Year	2010
Journal	Journal of Australian Studies
Journal citation	34 (4), pp. 417 - 428
Publisher	Routledge
ISSN	1444-3058
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2010.519313
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-78649621441
Page range	417 - 428
Research Group	School of Arts
Place of publication	Australia

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