In her book, written at the intersection of poetry and prose, feminist activist and writer Daria Serenko speaks of people who have traditionally been overlooked—women employed at state cultural institutions. Their voices are heard in the new edition, complemented by the stories of other girls: those who escaped institutions and those who are forced to remain within them.
"Girls and Institutions" was first published in 2021 by No Kidding Press and has since been translated into eleven languages. The new edition includes a "Preface from a Girl Who Outgrew Her Institutions" and two additional texts written after the war began. Daria Serenko is a Russian activist, writer, artist, and poet, co-founder of the Feminist Anti-War Resistance. In addition to "Girls and Institutions," she has published "Silent Picket" (about one of her most famous protests) and "I Wish Ashes for My Home" (an autofiction, begun in a detention center during her arrest and completed in forced exile). Daria Serenko's books have been translated into thirteen languages.