CHARLIE JEFFRIES (she/her) is a British Academy postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of History, Classics, and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London.

"An incisive, balanced analysis of the complex debates over American teenage girls' sexuality. The book insightfully critiques simplistic binaries and calls for centering female perspectives and experiences in ways that thoughtfully examine dynamics of sexuality, agency and power. . . . An invaluable contribution to supporting ethical approaches that empower adolescent girls."— Sexuality & Culture"Teenage sexuality has long been a site of contention in US politics and popular culture. Examining policies and popular ideologies starting in the 1980s, Charlie Jeffries brings to light political and social histories that have long restricted teenage girl sexuality. Jeffries' research into how multiple influencers of US policy have denied teen girls access to sex-positive education and information is as timely as it is informative."— Rebekah J. Buchanan, author of Writing a Riot: Riot Grrrl Zines and Feminist Rhetorics"Teenage Dreams is a vital contribution to our historic understanding of the US culture wars from the 1980s to the present moment. This rich analysis uncovers a wealth of youth activism around sexuality, revealing how we might benefit if we heard the voices of youth who are typically left out of public conversations on their own sexuality."— Julie Bettie, author of Women without Class: Girls, Race, and Identity

• Introduction                                                                                                                           1. Teenage Girls and the New Right                                                                                      2. Women and Children? Sexual Speech and Sexual Harm                                                   3. Explicit Content: Cultures of Girlhood                                                                              4. The Third Wave and the Third Way                                                                                   5. Medicine, Education, and Sexualization                                                                            Epilogue: Girlhood Sexualities in the Contemporary Culture Wars                                     AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

CHARLIE JEFFRIES (she/her) is a British Academy postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of History, Classics, and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London.

"An incisive, balanced analysis of the complex debates over American teenage girls' sexuality. The book insightfully critiques simplistic binaries and calls for centering female perspectives and experiences in ways that thoughtfully examine dynamics of sexuality, agency and power. . . . An invaluable contribution to supporting ethical approaches that empower adolescent girls."— Sexuality & Culture"Teenage sexuality has long been a site of contention in US politics and popular culture. Examining policies and popular ideologies starting in the 1980s, Charlie Jeffries brings to light political and social histories that have long restricted teenage girl sexuality. Jeffries' research into how multiple influencers of US policy have denied teen girls access to sex-positive education and information is as timely as it is informative."— Rebekah J. Buchanan, author of Writing a Riot: Riot Grrrl Zines and Feminist Rhetorics"Teenage Dreams is a vital contribution to our historic understanding of the US culture wars from the 1980s to the present moment. This rich analysis uncovers a wealth of youth activism around sexuality, revealing how we might benefit if we heard the voices of youth who are typically left out of public conversations on their own sexuality."— Julie Bettie, author of Women without Class: Girls, Race, and Identity

• Introduction                                                                                                                           1. Teenage Girls and the New Right                                                                                      2. Women and Children? Sexual Speech and Sexual Harm                                                   3. Explicit Content: Cultures of Girlhood                                                                              4. The Third Wave and the Third Way                                                                                   5. Medicine, Education, and Sexualization                                                                            Epilogue: Girlhood Sexualities in the Contemporary Culture Wars                                     AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

CHARLIE JEFFRIES (she/her) is a British Academy postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of History, Classics, and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London.

"An incisive, balanced analysis of the complex debates over American teenage girls' sexuality. The book insightfully critiques simplistic binaries and calls for centering female perspectives and experiences in ways that thoughtfully examine dynamics of sexuality, agency and power. . . . An invaluable contribution to supporting ethical approaches that empower adolescent girls."— Sexuality & Culture"Teenage sexuality has long been a site of contention in US politics and popular culture. Examining policies and popular ideologies starting in the 1980s, Charlie Jeffries brings to light political and social histories that have long restricted teenage girl sexuality. Jeffries' research into how multiple influencers of US policy have denied teen girls access to sex-positive education and information is as timely as it is informative."— Rebekah J. Buchanan, author of Writing a Riot: Riot Grrrl Zines and Feminist Rhetorics"Teenage Dreams is a vital contribution to our historic understanding of the US culture wars from the 1980s to the present moment. This rich analysis uncovers a wealth of youth activism around sexuality, revealing how we might benefit if we heard the voices of youth who are typically left out of public conversations on their own sexuality."— Julie Bettie, author of Women without Class: Girls, Race, and Identity

• Introduction                                                                                                                           1. Teenage Girls and the New Right                                                                                      2. Women and Children? Sexual Speech and Sexual Harm                                                   3. Explicit Content: Cultures of Girlhood                                                                              4. The Third Wave and the Third Way                                                                                   5. Medicine, Education, and Sexualization                                                                            Epilogue: Girlhood Sexualities in the Contemporary Culture Wars                                     AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex