6/1/2023 0 Comments Meet Felicity by Valerie Tripp![]() “Nothing is wasted when you are a writer or in any other kind of creative endeavor,” Tripp said. She also discussed her opinions on the changing roles of young girls and boys in society: Images of young girls are increasingly sexualized in modern society, she said, and boys lack nurturing environments to explore unconventional interests. ![]() Tripp, a member of the first coeducational class at Yale College, spoke to a mostly female audience of 30 about her experience at Yale, the writing process, and her career with the American Girl books, which she said has given her the opportunity to do interesting research and incorporate aspects of her own life. “I love taking those major things and then boiling them down to the girl level.”įor example, Felicity Merriman, whose story is set in colonial Williamsburg learns to gain independence through discipline, Tripp said - symbolic of America’s own struggle of independence. ![]() “ experience is a girl-sized version of what is going on,” Tripp said. ![]() The characters in the American Girl historical fiction series are metaphors for the time period they live in, said Valerie Tripp ’73, the main author of the popular books, who spoke at a Calhoun College Master’s Tea on Wednesday. ![]()
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