Growing Up Female: A Personal Photo-Journal (1974) was a "landmark" book of photography by photojournalist Abigail Heyman (1942-2013). Heyman introduced the book, writing "This book is about women, and their lives as women, from one feminist’s point of view." The book collected photographs of Heyman's life, "challeng[ing] assumptions about being a woman", and "documented the female experience from a feminist perspective." described the book as "test[ing] the line between reportage and personal expression." The book portrayed numerous black-and-white images of women in various activities, including a photograph of Ms. Heyman herself having an abortion.