Valley Girl
Koa BeckA, like, cultural study of LA's suburban step-daughter.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 85 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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Reagan’s Valley Girl
A screenshot of President Ronald Reagan meeting with Representative Bobbi Fiedler in the Oval Office. May 24, 1984.
“My special regards to Bobbi Fiedler. It's been a long time since she was organizing bus stops here in the valley. And she'...
The Death Knell
Of LAUSD desegregation
“I don’t think we made the point of what school integration really is. It’s been successful elsewhere and what you get is not just busing. What you get are opportunities, a lot of energy is applied to schools, the te...
My Valley Girl Talk
Me presenting Valley Girl at The Huntington on September 25th, 2026. Photo by Dana Balch.
Dear Readers,
Thank you to everyone who attended my sold out talk, “How History, Culture, and Commerce Shaped the ‘Valley Girl’” at The Huntington l...
Mothers Intervene
Legally
“People were anxious, confused. They were concerned about the lack of control: ‘I bought my house in this neighborhood so my child could go to this school!’ They were bitter. Many felt betrayed.”
White Flight
And a KKK cameo
“She said she then called other parents, and that she thought ‘many people kept their children home because they got calls from their friends.’”
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Author of WHITE FEMINISM. Alan Jutzi Fellow at The Huntington. Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School.
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