A tomboy is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors
considered typical of a boy. Common characteristics include wearing
masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are
physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be
unfeminine or the domain of boys.Tomboy, according to the Oxford
English Dictionary (OED) was originally used to refer to, "brash,
boisterous, or self-assured youth." The OED dates the first printed
use of the term to Ralph Roister Doister, published in 1567.Author
Michelle Ann Abate stated that, in nineteenth-century American
culture, the usage of the word tomboy came to refer to a specific code
of conduct that permitted young girls to exercise, wear "sensible
clothing", and to eat a "wholesome diet". Because of the emphasis on a
healthier lifestyle, tomboyism quickly grew in popularity during this
time period as an alternative to the dominant feminine code of conduct
that had limited women's physical movement. Abate stated that this
mode of behavior was planned to enhance the power and durability of
the country's coming brides and child-bearers and the progeny that
they birthed. She said that tomboyism was more than a new fostering
method or gender statement for the country's young women; it was also
a way to improve the genetic quality of the human population and at
least a way to assert white racial supremacy.In her 1898 book Women
and Economics, feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman lauds the
health benefits of being a tomboy as well as the freedom for gender
exploration: "not feminine till it is time to be". Tomboy Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter