Shows that an institutional framework and a wide range of literary offerings existed which aimed to encourage the national identification of girls while also promoting a model of femininity that . . . limited the free, creative space of women . . . . It aimed to educate middle-class women to become the bearers of this patriarchal ideal with nationalist ... Read moreconnotations. . . . [C]ontribut[es] to the gender history of German-language youth literature in English-language research. BULLETIN OF THE GERMAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTE, LONDON Askey's book provides a valuable contribution to a number of ?elds within German studies: from gender studies, women's literature, and cultural studies to youth and children's literature. [She] combines historical, cultural, and literary research to create a well-rounded and yet multi-faceted picture of the way in which female gender ideology not only developed but was intentionally crafted and disseminated in late nineteenth-century Germany. . . . Good Girls, Good Germans . . . is a wonderful addition to other recent scholarly publications on nineteenth-century non-canonical literature.
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