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In TOMBOY, Lisa Selin Davis recounts the history, science and psychology of girls who defied gender expectations—and looks at the possibilities for their future. Her book chronicles the evolution of the pink/blue divide that rules modern childhood; the reasons some girls straddle or cross that divide; and who those girls grow up to be, including the relationship between childhood gender non-conformity and LGBTQ identities. Interspersed with profiles of many different kinds of tomboys, TOMBOY asks why tomboys were so popular at other times in history, where they've gone, and what we've lost, and gained, without them.

Yalda T. Uhis, Ph.D., will join Ms. Davis in conversation. Dr. Uhis is the Founder and Executive Director of Scholars & Storytellers. Dr. Uhis is an internationally recognized, award-winning research scientist, educator, and author, studying how media affect young people. In her former career, she was a senior movie executive at MGM and Sony. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at UCLA.