Battling Girlhood

<p>From Jo March of <i>Little Women</i> (1868) to Katniss Everdeen of <i>The Hunger Games</i> (2008) the American tomboy figure has evolved into an icon of modern girlhood and symbol of female empowerment. <i>Battling Girlhood</i>: <i>Sympathy Social Justice and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature</i> traces the development of the tomboy figure from its origins in nineteenth-century sentimental novels to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and film.</p>