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Defined By Both Absence And Presence: Virginity As A Marker Of Girlhood, Rikki N. Bergen
Defined By Both Absence And Presence: Virginity As A Marker Of Girlhood, Rikki N. Bergen
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Through reference to scholars from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, this essay will explore the cultural obsession of using virginity as a marker of girlhood or womanhood, and the effect that this has on women and girls.