I have a research project all about debut wherein a female is introduce to the society and like this and like that... All what is missing is the History about it...
The girls are called 'debutantes' and the custom goes back to the French Court (the King's associates). I put "debutante' into the Search box at the top of this page, and then tried 'debutantes history' and here is one result. Try varieties of those things:
