
SMALL TALK: Why Do We Yearn So Much For Girlhood? With Sophie Gilbert
From Big Small Talk
Published 10/15/2025

From Big Small Talk
Published 10/15/2025
This week we’re joined by Sophie Gilbert — writer, critic for The Atlantic, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of Girl on Girl. We dive into the rise of “girlhood” as an online identity — why it resonated so deeply, how it became a brand, and what it says about how women are seen (and see…