From the days of the penny press to the contemporary world of social media, journalistic accounts of teen girls in trouble have been a mainstay of the US news media. In From the Dance Hall to Facebook , Shayla Thiel-Stern takes a close look at several historical snapshots. The book argues that by marginalizing and stereotyping teen girls over the past century, mass media have perpetuated a pattern of gendered crisis that ultimately limits the cultural and political power of young women.