Author: Paula Edelson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438107897
Category : Sports for women
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Presents biographical profiles of important women in sports history, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
A to Z of American Women in Sports
Author: Paula Edelson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438107897
Category : Sports for women
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Presents biographical profiles of important women in sports history, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438107897
Category : Sports for women
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Presents biographical profiles of important women in sports history, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Women and Sports in the United States
Author: Jean O'Reilly
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1555537871
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1555537871
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports
The American Woman in Sport
Author: Ellen W. Gerber
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
USA, Frauen.
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
USA, Frauen.
Qualifying Times
Author: Jaime Schultz
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252095960
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This perceptive, lively study explores U.S. women's sport through historical "points of change": particular products or trends that dramatically influenced both women's participation in sport and cultural responses to women athletes. Beginning with the seemingly innocent ponytail, the subject of the Introduction, scholar Jaime Schultz challenges the reader to look at the historical and sociological significance of now-common items such as sports bras and tampons and ideas such as sex testing and competitive cheerleading. Tennis wear, tampons, and sports bras all facilitated women’s participation in physical culture, while physical educators, the aesthetic fitness movement, and Title IX encouraged women to challenge (or confront) policy, financial, and cultural obstacles. While some of these points of change increased women's physical freedom and sporting participation, they also posed challenges. Tampons encouraged menstrual shame, sex testing (a tool never used with male athletes) perpetuated narrowly-defined cultural norms of femininity, and the late-twentieth-century aesthetic fitness movement fed into an unrealistic beauty ideal. Ultimately, Schultz finds that U.S. women's sport has progressed significantly but ambivalently. Although participation in sports is no longer uncommon for girls and women, Schultz argues that these "points of change" have contributed to a complex matrix of gender differentiation that marks the female athletic body as different than--as less than--the male body, despite the advantages it may confer.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252095960
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This perceptive, lively study explores U.S. women's sport through historical "points of change": particular products or trends that dramatically influenced both women's participation in sport and cultural responses to women athletes. Beginning with the seemingly innocent ponytail, the subject of the Introduction, scholar Jaime Schultz challenges the reader to look at the historical and sociological significance of now-common items such as sports bras and tampons and ideas such as sex testing and competitive cheerleading. Tennis wear, tampons, and sports bras all facilitated women’s participation in physical culture, while physical educators, the aesthetic fitness movement, and Title IX encouraged women to challenge (or confront) policy, financial, and cultural obstacles. While some of these points of change increased women's physical freedom and sporting participation, they also posed challenges. Tampons encouraged menstrual shame, sex testing (a tool never used with male athletes) perpetuated narrowly-defined cultural norms of femininity, and the late-twentieth-century aesthetic fitness movement fed into an unrealistic beauty ideal. Ultimately, Schultz finds that U.S. women's sport has progressed significantly but ambivalently. Although participation in sports is no longer uncommon for girls and women, Schultz argues that these "points of change" have contributed to a complex matrix of gender differentiation that marks the female athletic body as different than--as less than--the male body, despite the advantages it may confer.
American Women in Sports
Author: Phyllis Hollander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448214122
Category : Women athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Brief biographies of fifty-two outstanding women athletes in various sports.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448214122
Category : Women athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Brief biographies of fifty-two outstanding women athletes in various sports.
Winning Ways
Author: Sue Macy
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Photographic documentation of two centuries of women athletes, discussing some of the controversies that arose over women's participation in traditionally male arenas, and celebrating their accomplishments.
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Photographic documentation of two centuries of women athletes, discussing some of the controversies that arose over women's participation in traditionally male arenas, and celebrating their accomplishments.
When Women Rule the Court
Author: Nicole Willms
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813584183
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
For nearly one hundred years, basketball has been an important part of Japanese American life. Women’s basketball holds a special place in the contemporary scene of highly organized and expansive Japanese American leagues in California, in part because these leagues have produced numerous talented female players. Using data from interviews and observations, Nicole Willms explores the interplay of social forces and community dynamics that have shaped this unique context of female athletic empowerment. As Japanese American women have excelled in mainstream basketball, they have emerged as local stars who have passed on the torch by becoming role models and building networks for others.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813584183
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
For nearly one hundred years, basketball has been an important part of Japanese American life. Women’s basketball holds a special place in the contemporary scene of highly organized and expansive Japanese American leagues in California, in part because these leagues have produced numerous talented female players. Using data from interviews and observations, Nicole Willms explores the interplay of social forces and community dynamics that have shaped this unique context of female athletic empowerment. As Japanese American women have excelled in mainstream basketball, they have emerged as local stars who have passed on the torch by becoming role models and building networks for others.
Women in Sports
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593377656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
New York Times bestseller Rachel Ignotofsky's Women in Sports comes to the youngest readers in board format! Highlighting the pioneering efforts of women athletes, this board book edition of the original bestseller features simpler text and Rachel Ignotofsky's signature beautiful illustrations reimagined for younger readers to introduce the perfect role models for inspiring a love of sports. The collection includes diverse women across various sports, time periods, and geographic location. The perfect gift for every future athlete!
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593377656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
New York Times bestseller Rachel Ignotofsky's Women in Sports comes to the youngest readers in board format! Highlighting the pioneering efforts of women athletes, this board book edition of the original bestseller features simpler text and Rachel Ignotofsky's signature beautiful illustrations reimagined for younger readers to introduce the perfect role models for inspiring a love of sports. The collection includes diverse women across various sports, time periods, and geographic location. The perfect gift for every future athlete!
Women in Sport
Author: Greta L. Cohen
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
This second edition provides a broad-based survey of topics relevant to girls and women's participation in sport. The contributing authors are leading authorities in their respective disciplines. The topics directly relate to courses in women in sport, gender issues, women's studies, sport in American society, and twentieth century "herstory." Anyone interested in the women's sports movement and issues related to women's opportunities for sports participation should find this text a valuable resource.
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
This second edition provides a broad-based survey of topics relevant to girls and women's participation in sport. The contributing authors are leading authorities in their respective disciplines. The topics directly relate to courses in women in sport, gender issues, women's studies, sport in American society, and twentieth century "herstory." Anyone interested in the women's sports movement and issues related to women's opportunities for sports participation should find this text a valuable resource.
The Stronger Women Get, the More Men Love Football
Author: Mariah Burton Nelson
Publisher: PerfectBound
ISBN: 9780380725274
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Originally published: New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.
Publisher: PerfectBound
ISBN: 9780380725274
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Originally published: New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.