modern girls

Current generation females

Modern girls is a phrase that can simply describe girls of the present era, but it often carries connotations of independence, ambition, or departure from traditional feminine roles.

The term sometimes appears approvingly to celebrate women who defy convention, sometimes disapprovingly from those who prefer older standards: Modern girls don't wait around for a man to rescue them.

In early 20th-century Japan, *modan gāru* (modern girl) described fashionable young women who adopted Western styles and attitudes.

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career goals · social justice · gender equality · youthful · women · independence · subculture · chic · social media · influencers · flapper · young adult · representation · intersectionality · activism · self-care · self love · mental health

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modern girlspioneer women

Early female settlers

cultural style

modern girlsold maids

Unmarried older women

country girls · plain Janes · wallflowers

Family

modern, girl, modernity, modernism, modernist, modernize, modernization, modernized, modernizing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G