“I had left home (like all Jewish girls) in order to eat pork and take birth control pills. When I first shared an intimate evening with my husband, I was swept away by the passion (so dormant inside myself) of a long and tortured existence. The physical cravings I had tried so hard to deny, finally and ultimately sated ... But enough about the pork.” FirstsLongHardEnoughHomeOrderGirlPassionLeftExistenceBirthHusbandDenyEveningIntimateMy HusbandCravingPillsBirth ControlPorkDormantSwept AwaySatedBirth Control Pills Author:Roseanne Barr
“Girls face two major sexual issues in America in the 1990s: One is an old issue of coming to terms with their own sexuality, defining a sexual self, making sexual choices and learning to enjoy sex. The other issue concerns the dangers girls face of being sexually assaulted. By late adolescence, most girls today either have been traumatized or know girls who have. They are fearful of males even as they are trying to develop intimate relations with them.” KnowsTryingHas BeensTwoSelfTodayAmericaFacesChoicesGirlSexEnjoyTermIssuesDangerLateMajorsConcernRelationMalesSexualityIntimateFearfulAdolescenceDefiningSexually Author:Mary Pipher
“Very few women have become famous for being who they actually are, nuanced and imperfect. When honesty happens, it's usually couched in self-ridicule or self-help. Dunham doesn't apologize like that-she simply tells her story as if it might be interesting. The result is shocking and radical because it is utterly familiar. Not That Kind of Girl is hilarious, artful, and staggeringly intimate; I read it shivering with recognition.” IfsKindSelfHelpingStoriesMightHappensGirlInterestingResultsSelf HelpHonestyFamiliarRecognitionRadicalIntimateImperfectApologizingShockingRidiculeKind Of Girl Author:Miranda July
“Sloppy Firsts perfectly captures the turbulent roller-coaster ride that is being a teenager. This is an (at times) intimate, painfully honest peek at a girl's coming of age. Getting to know Jessica was like meeting a new best friend. I miss her already.” KnowsFirstsAgeGirlHonestMissingMeetingsTeenagerIntimateComing Of AgeCaptureRoller CoasterCoastersSloppyJessicaBeing A TeenagerRoller Coaster Rides Author:Atoosa Rubenstein
“I'm that person who owns all of the seasons on DVDs, including the Lifetime intimate portraits showcasing The Golden Girls. I am a massive fan. I think I'm Dorothy. She's my favorite.” ThinkingPersonsGirlFansSeasonsLifetimeIncludingMy FavoriteGoldenIntimateMassivePortraitsDvdsGolden Girls Author:Sara Bareilles