Teddy girls were working class gals who often left school at 14 or 15, heading straight to careers in offices or factories.
Teddy Girls
Monthly Archives: September 2011
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Maiko Life
Day in the life of young maiko. Maiko are apprentice geishas, the literal translation is ‘dance child’.
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Czech Witch
You may have seen the essential dark arts 1980s movie Teen Witch, but have you caught the 1972 Czech teen witch flick Dívka na Koštěti?
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Kettled Youth
A year of youth driven unrest in the UK; Students protesting about rising school fees, young Londoners rioting about police brutality, and teens marching against spending cuts.
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Railroad Club
Choo Chooooo is the sound of freedom to teenage wanderlusters.
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The Apple
Iranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf made her first feature length movie at the age of 17.
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Damien Wayne Echols
There was a gross miscarriage of justice when goth teenager Damien Wayne Echols and his friends were convicted of brutally murdering three boys at Robin Hoods Hill in West Memphis, Arkansas.
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Teen Works
That’s right, a binder filled with tips and advice for teenage girls.
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Supercute!: Lollipops & Marshmallows
Full disclosure: I have an ugly candy habit.
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Co-ed Prom
Co-ed proms (women only) were not uncommon in the 1920s, often the big social event of the season.