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Jane M. Agee is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Language Education at The University of Georgia. She is completing dissertation research which examines preservice English teachers' perceptions of literature.
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Agee, J.M. Mothers and daughters: Gender-role socialization in two Newbery award books. Child Lit Educ 24, 165–183 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01134172
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