(May 1989)
Matilda Publications (New York NY)
magazine
“Sassy” magazine heralded a new way of thinking about girls and sexuality, encouraging them to educate themselves and enjoy sex. Read the rest of this entry »
an exhibit on the history of sex ed
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Sassy
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(May 1989)
Matilda Publications (New York NY)
magazine
Pregnancy in young adult fiction often functions as an overwrought plot device to make an incredulous moral point. “My Darling, My Hamburger” used this device to communicate the message that sex was inextricable from pregnancy and pregnancy from tragedy.
Beyond the feat of punctuation in its title (Blume attempting–and succeeding–at alluding to her protagonist’s temperamental and hesitant constitution with interrogatory, interrupted, and declarative statements, all before the book has even begun,) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is an important document both visually and culturally in the history of American sex ed. Read the rest of this entry »
