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Women in sports /by Sue Bradford Edwards ; content consultant, Jaime Schultz, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781680774894
  • 9781680777642
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GV709 .W664 2017
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
chapter 2. Good girls versus strong athletes -- chapter 3. The battle to play in the 1950s -- chapter 4. Liberating women -- chapter 5. Title IX: Women's sports in the 1970s -- chapter 6. Sports in bloom -- chapter 7. Dramatic moments in the 1990s -- chapter 8. A woman's right -- chapter 9. Women's sports today and into the future.
Subject: This book introduces readers to dozens of women who have made groundbreaking contributions in golf, basketball, soccer, figure skating, and many other sports. Features include essential facts, a timeline, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction GV709 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn962215679

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1. Women pack a punch -- chapter 2. Good girls versus strong athletes -- chapter 3. The battle to play in the 1950s -- chapter 4. Liberating women -- chapter 5. Title IX: Women's sports in the 1970s -- chapter 6. Sports in bloom -- chapter 7. Dramatic moments in the 1990s -- chapter 8. A woman's right -- chapter 9. Women's sports today and into the future.

This book introduces readers to dozens of women who have made groundbreaking contributions in golf, basketball, soccer, figure skating, and many other sports. Features include essential facts, a timeline, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index.

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