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Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.

Caitlin Flanagan

Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.

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About Caitlin Flanagan

Caitlin Flanagan (born November 14, 1961) is an American writer and social critic. A contributor to The Atlantic since February 2001, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2019.
Her 2004 piece for The New Yorker was expanded into the 2006 book To Hell with All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife. Flanagan also authored the 2012 book Girl Land.