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Boston Women's Health Collective. The New Our Bodies, Ourselves (Simon & Schuster, updated regularly) Still the best single source for girls and women who have questions about their bodies or health Joan Jacobs Brumberg. The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls (Random House, 1997) A comprehensive academic study by a leading researcher on anorexia Carol Cassidy. Girls in America: Their Stories, Their Words (TVBooks, 1999) By the filmmaker, based on the ITVS films RUN LIKE A GIRL, SMILE PRETTY and BABY LOVE, more than 30 young girls from all over the country talk openly about the importance of sports, hang-ups with body image, the issues surrounding sex and teen pregnancy, and much more. Peggy Orenstein. SchoolGirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap (Doubleday, 1994) Examines the societal and cultural forces that erode girls' confidence Mary Pipher. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (Ballentine, 1994) Lots of good information on self-esteem, psychology, and body image Naomi Wolf. The Beauty Myth (Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1991) A journalist's critical examination of American notions of beauty and womanhood, linking unrealistic standards to self-destructive behavior |