Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America

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. Written by prominent experts as well as by the athletes themselves, these articles offer a unique, authoritative perspective on topics ranging from women's earliest involvement in sports through recent events at the 1997 world and national championships.

List of contents

Foreword by Mariah Burton Nelson
Foreword by Marilyn Oshman
Preface
Contributors
Suggested Readings
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the author

Doreen L. Greenberg, Ruth L. Hall, Karen L. Hill, Frances Johnston, Carole Oglesby, Sheila Ridley

Product details

• Authors: Greenberg Doreen L., Hall Ruth L., Hill Karen L., Johnston Frances, Oglesby Carole, Sheila Ridley, Ridley Sheila
• Assisted by: Karen Hill (Editor), Carole A. Oglesby (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 0
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.1998
• EAN: 9780897749930
• ISBN: 978-0-89774-993-0
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Women's Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Women in Sports