SMG 280 Women in Sport

The accomplishments of women in the sports industry are inspirational and memorable. From the women who first broke through gender barriers to the women who have benefited from their predecessors ground-breaking determination.

A reference that provides a history, based on numerous interviews and research in primary source documents, of women's track and field in the US, from its beginnings at Vassar College in 1895 through 1980, when Title IX began the movement toward parity between men's and women's amateur sports programs.

The sculpted speed of Marion Jones. The grit and agility of Mia Hamm. The slam-dunk style of Lisa Leslie. The skill and finesse of these sports figures are widely admired, no longer causing the puzzlement and discomfort directed toward earlier generations of athletic women.

Drawing on historical records and contemporary interviews, Cahn chronicles the remarkable transformation made by women's sports in the the 20th century, revealing the struggles faced by women to overcome social constraints and behavior codes, and how sport has changes their lives. Photos.

Tackles the controversial debate over Title IX and gender equality in all areas of athletics, from youth sports through intercollegiate athletics and women in the sports media.

Crossing Boundaries: An Anthology of Women's Experiences in Sport will help you discover, understand, and appreciate the depth and complexity of the female experience in sport.

The challenges and achievements of female athletes in the U.S. are the focus of this collection of nearly 300 articles and biographies that portray the diversity, depth, and meaning of their sports experiences.

Six respected experts in the field of strength training and athlete development have come together to create this comprehensive and user-friendly guide to increasing female athletic performance. Appropriate for the weekend athlete as well as the elite, this book is free from the technical jargon that makes many serious training books unpalatable to the average reader, including an entire chapter that addresses the common questions that most women have when entering the weight room or beginning a new sport.

Female Gladiators is the first book to examine legal and social battles over the right of women to participate with men in contact sports. The impetus to begin legal proceedings was the 1972 enactment of Title IX, which prohibited discrimination in educational settings, but it was the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the equal rights amendments of state constitutions that ultimately opened doors.

With the aim of deepening understanding of the place of women in the cultural heritage of modern society, this collection of essays brings together the hitherto discrete perspectives of women's studies and the social history of sport, drawing on research from Britain, North America and Australia.

The extraordinary collection of photographs and rich personal stories that make up Game Face documents the tremendous impact that sports has on the daily lives of millions of girls and women.

An in-depth look at the challenging lives of women coaches, Hard Fought Victories, profiles coaches of a wide variety of sports -- including basketball, volleyball, tennis, softball, track, soccer, rowing, field hockey, cross country and ice hockey -- at U.S. colleges.

Can girls play softball? Can girls be school crossing guards? Can girls play basketball or ice hockey or soccer? Can girls become lawyers or doctors or engineers? Of course they can... today. But just a few decades ago, opportunities for girls were far more limited, not because they weren't capable of playing or didn't want to become doctors or lawyers, but because they weren't allowed to.

The story of the crusade for gender equity in sport and for compliance with Title IX at a small, liberal arts college in northwest Oregon.

Female sportswriters present 13 narratives--each on a particular sport and focusing on top female athletes such as Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Billie Jean King, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Sheryl Swoopes. Sports covered include kayaking, equestrian sports, soccer, and ice hockey, as well as tennis, golf, swimming and the like. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The courageous autobiography of the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.Marla Runyan was nine years old when she was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease, an irreversible form of macular degeneration.

A unique combination of history, biography, bibliography, and statistics, the widely acclaimed first edition of Outstanding Women Athletes has now been updated to reflect the many significant changes that have taken place in women's sports in America in recent years.

A Place on the Team is the inside story of how Title IX revolutionized American sports.

Athletic contests help define what we mean in America by "success." By keeping women from "playing with the boys" on the false assumption that they are inherently inferior, society relegates them to second-class citizens.

An uncensored look at growing up female in an athlete's world--the fastest-changing arena in girls' lives today--by the author of "Third Wave Agenda: Being Feminist, Doing Feminism".

Over the past year, a startling development has occurred in the mainstream press: sportswriters have started taking note of women who participate in violent sports.

Examines popular health and fitness advice for women during the period, describing the factors that propelled the sportswoman to the level of a highly visible cultural symbol and how that symbol collapsed.

The first major history of the most popular women's team sport in the United States.

Nineteen international academics and women's sports activists contribute 14 chapters examining the global development of women's soccer, and the challenges and problems the sport has faced throughout its history.

As part of its Education Amendments, the United States Congress passed Title IX in 1972 to ensure that no person should be discriminated against in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. In the decades since, Title IX has had, among other effects, a marked increase on school athletic programs for women and girls at both the high school and college level.

When it passed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act in 1972, Congress seemed to be doing something laudable and also long overdue-prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in America's schools. But thirty years later, a law designed to guarantee equal opportunity has become the most explicit, government-enforced quota regime in America.

Amy Steadman was destined to become one of the great women's soccer players of her generation.

From Elizabeth Cady Stanton on bicycling to Anna Seaton huntington on rowing, the first anthology of women's personal essays on sports.

From bicyclists in the 1880s to today's track stars, this acclaimed portrait surveys the achievements of female athletes and teams who have had an impact on the world of sports. Photos.

This is the most comprehensive collection of articles available on women, sport, and culture.

The issues that impact on the emergence of girls and women into the mainstream of American sport are explored in this comprehensive overview. The contributors, from a wide range of backgrounds, examine the political, historical, economic, psychological, physiological and sociological issues significant to women's participation in sports. Topics covered include: joining the sports establishment; homophobia in sports; exploitation of minorities; and competitiveness versus nurturing in sports.

A reference for general audiences. For each of 31 sports, provides a history, biographies of prominent past and present athletes, and records of major competitions. Coverage includes track and field, gymnastics, triathalon, figure and speed skating, skiing and other winter sports, and sports in the categories of team, court and racket, aquatic, target, vehicle, and combat and power. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR