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Developed by a student group in the Spring, 2003, English 409, Images of Women
in the Media, this website will provide discussion and resources for young women
(aged 8-17) on issues across a broad variety of topics in health, recreational
resources, rights, safety, media representations. Framing their comments in
a diary narrative by a fictional young woman named Ashley, the six authors of
this project have composed entries to appeal to the needs and concerns of this
age group, offering judicious advice about managing problems young women face.
They employed the more adult research about the media’s treatment of women,
but scaled the commentary to fit this distinctive audience.