Girlhood and later life

Teenage Kicks

Teenaged Andrea, dreaming of jeans, and trousers!Our exhibition tells the stories of six girls growing up in Britain 1956-74. 

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Biographical mapping

Completed 'Teenage years' biographical map with photos, notes, pictures and notebook of memories A creative way to think and talk about past experiences.

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Resonances

How experiences from teenage years can ripple all the way through our lives.

Watercolour composite portrait of Bev shows Bev as an older woman, a scene of Bev as a pregnant housewife hanging out the washing; her daughter playing the clarinet; and scenes from Bev's imagined alternative life in Canada: fashionable professional people and her life as a physiotherapist.

Bev: Resonances portrait by Talya Baldwin

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Then and Now…

Do you think your experiences as a teenager have shaped your later life or identity? 

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Stephanie with her friends, as a teenager

Exploring Girlhood

Five women artists share their responses to our research.

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Pen and ink drawing of girl in headscarf by Rand Aljundi

About our research

Read more about the Girlhood and Later Life project: how we did the research, our articles and other resources.

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