I Haven’t Been a “Girl” For Years
So why do many people refer to the nearly 40-year-old woman and her peers as one? The innocuous-sounding word holds more power than we realize.
Daniela Blei
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Daniela Blei is a historian and editor of scholarly books in San Francisco. She writes about history, politics, and food. Her essays have appeared in Reuters, The Bold Italic and The Forward. Follow her on twitter: @tothelastpage