Girls street games were quite different to the
boys. For a start they didn't kill anybody or save the planet from destruction.
Very often the games were very competitive and often skillful. All
good training for the future. The ability to throw two balls up
against a wall was invaluable for doing more than thing at a time.
Paper cut out dolls.
Paper cut out dolls that could be dressed up for all
occasions.
Smoking seemed to be the key to adulthood.
Girls tended to grow up a bit faster than boys Smoking
seemed to be the key to adulthood.
Girls and their wicked ways!
Girls started early with their wicked ways. See how the
young vamp is trying to turn this young lad's head, with her bare feet.
All part of growing up.
All part of growing up. Learning how to dress to catch
the boys.
In the early fifties girl only comics were thin on the
shelves. Comics were either for boys or for 'Boys and Girls'. The 'Girl'
comic was the first sensible comic for girls. How different from the
reading material for young girls today.