There’s nothing like a good Pussy Riot to shake things up, but what about other forms of female protest? From flappers to beat girls, social historian Carol Dyhouse has made an account of all nonconformist adolescent movements throughout history in her new book, Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women. She also investigates difficult topics they have had to face such as teenage brides and body anxiety.  

From the late Victorian era to today and utilising everything from photographs to pamphlets, Dyhouse shows that even in the most traditional of decades young women are still capable of going against the grain in search of social and political freedom. It’s nice to know that even in these WAG-filled times of ours, we can always count on a little unexpected trouble in the neighbourhood.

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