Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girlss Childhood

Rebecca Epstein; Jamilia Blake; Thalia Gonzzlez

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Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girlss Childhood

Rebecca Epstein Jamilia Blake Thalia Gonzzlez

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Rebecca Epstein, Jamilia Blake, Thalia Gonzzlez (2017). Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girlss Childhood. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3000695

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