Growing Girls

Duration: 500

Year Published: 1949

Complete Record: Subject: menstruation for a 13 year old (Mary). Shots: LS of private school girls running with field hockey sticks. Shots of baby chicks then hens, calves then heifers. MS, low angle of woman pushing a baby carriage towards camera. MS , low angle of kids running towards camera. LS of kids playing on dock by water. Shot of girl diving into water, then another holding nose and jumping in. MS of baby sleeping in carriage, is picked up by woman. Hen with eggs. nest. frog with its eggs. More baby carriage shots, more shots of girls playing by water. LS of young girl tucking hair into swim cap. Diagrams of the female body and anatomy. Shot of school girls coming out of park, some walk, some ride bicycles. Shot of school girl, in beret and uniform walking into room with her satchel. She sits down on bed, looks through her satchel and marks up calendar. CU of hand marking up calendar. CU of her hands opening up a paper parcel hidden in dresser with sanitary napkins (pads for period) in it. MS of girl putting a sanitary pad in bathroom garbage. LS of young girl buying pads at the drug store. Girl walks into bathroom in robe and gets tub ready. Shots of her in the bathroom with powder and cream. Camera pulls in on girl in pajamas by the side of the fire. She puts on slippers kisses mother and walks off. MS, high angle, of girl drinking water, eating bread and eating an apple. LS of girl walking outside in rain, dodging puddles. MS of girl changing socks, washing hair in sink, walking up to water with friend who goes swimming. MS of boys and girls at a school dance. LS of three girls riding bikes. Group of girls playing a field hockey match. Group of girls standing outside talking and drinking out of mugs. High angle shot of boys and girls sitting by water, dangling feet in and splashing around. More swimming and diving. Includes diagrams and drawings of uterus, ovaries, eggs, sperm. Also shown are sanitary napkins.