To be a girl, to be a woman

By Ruth Vaughn

Explores questions related to femininity, feminism, sex role, responsibility, interpersonal relations, and communication in a Christian context. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800713281
• ISBN13: 9780800713287
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

The Most Meaningful Book I Ever Received

Like all of us parents, there's things that we dodn't get right, things we do, and then things that make a stellar and lasting impression for the good on our children that were totally unintentional cause sometimes, you just stick a landing out of plain luck. This was one of those things for my mother. I think it's a pity this book is only priced around .01. To me, it is absolutely priceless. This book established many of the philosophies I have carried through my life from when I read it at age twelve--it is the single most influential book I read. Ruth Vaughn, a pastor's wife and a writer, put together this book for burgeoning Christian (or any Judeo-Christian faith) a series of instructional essays on what they will face in life and what choices they can make. My favorite essay is on the difference between being POPULAR and popular. It talks about the flashy, bubbly, high-school celebrity sort of POPULAR and how--if that has been God's gift or calling for you--how you should handle it. On the other hand, she talks about popular--the girl who is most reliable, the one that holds confidences and hands, and gives rides home, encourages the discouraged and how both have their place. It says that in both situations, your response to everyone should be "THERE you ARE!" in both your manners and demeanor. How many 12-year-old girls do you know who would benefit from that concept??? Another essay of tremendous quality is on waiting until marriage. That's right--the big A word--abstinece. But what does it mean, abstinence? Does it mean "just wait until later" or can waiting--especially for the believer--mean something more? Ruth takes her own story and delivers a beautiful and flawless picture of her own experience, and includes some important examples of how your sexual decisions as a young woman can affect you. I wrote this review because it is a shame there isn't one already written. I lost my copy in college as it got passed around the dorm, with even the girl's boyfriends commenting on what a great book it is. I am now sitting down to buy my own twelve-year-old this book and really, it makes me tear up. It was just such a gift, and explained things so well that I hope your daughter gets to experience it as well. And let's hope it comes back into print someday. It deserves it.