Thesis: The word “girl” has shifted meanings to mirror the importance of gender roles and feminism throughout time.
*Definitely need to make my thesis stronger and more specific*
- Original Meaning of The Word
- References to how the word originally referred to a child regardless of their sex
- Short etymology background
- Transformation into it meaning “woman” or anyone of
- “Man and Girl”
- Modern feminism transforming the word’s meaning again
- How some see it as a demeaning term used against women
- Growing popularity of “girl power”
- Examples of girls in pop culture
- “Golden girls”, Beyonce’s “Who Runs the Word”, Spice Girls