Bedford/St. Martin's
The damas (maids of honor) go from the church to the reception in a Ford Explorer limousine at Ruby's quinceañera, a coming of age tradition where a girl is welcomed into her community and adulthood, Huntington Park, California.
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Organization: Analyze


This photo shows a group of girls dressed as princesses, participating in a ritualized ceremony to celebrate their transition from girls to women. The sequence of photos now asks us to consider how our larger society celebrates a girl’s graduation to a sexualized identity.