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need a sitter? Revisiting girlhood, feminism and diversity in The Baby-Sitters Club

  • Written by Rosslyn Almond, Literature Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
need a sitter? Revisiting girlhood, feminism and diversity in The Baby-Sitters ClubKailey Schwerman/Netflix

The Baby-Sitters Club, the popular series by Ann M. Martin, defined my childhood. I collected the books until I was 11. I played it in the school yard (I was Dawn because I had long hair, not because I was at all “chill”). I watched the 1990 TV series (terrible) and the 1995 movie (great). I own (present tense)...

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