Yes, She Can! - Women's Sports Pioneers

Not very long ago, many people said girls and women were too weak and delicate to play sports.
Fortunately, a lot of girls didn't listen. Trudy Ederle, Louise Stokes, Tidye Pickett, Julie Krone and Danica Patrick sure didn't. Trudy Ederle swam the English Channel, Louise Stokes and Tidye Pickett made it into the Olympics running track, Julie Krone became jockey, and Danica Patrick decided to drive Indie cars. Yes, She Can! tells the inspiring stories of these pioneers in sports. Thanks to them, everyone knows now that girls can do anything they want. Perfect for young athletes, ages 9-12.

List of contents

Introduction . . . 8
Trudy’s Big Splash . . . 10
The Real Winners . . . 36
Racing Ahead . . . 64
Young Woman in a Hurry . . . 88
Sources and Further Reading . . . 111
Appendix . . . 115

About the author

Glenn Stout is a writer, author, and editor, and served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing, and founding editor of The Year’s Best Sports Writing. He is also the author of Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, Fenway 1912, Nine Months at Ground Zero, and many other award-winning and best-selling books. He also served as a consultant on the Disney+ film adaptation of Young Woman and the Sea. Stout lives in Lake Champlain in Vermont.

Summary

Yes, She Can! celebrates ground-breaking female athletes who became the first—and sometimes only—women to achieve at the highest levels of their sports.
Featuring Trudy Ederle, the subject of Young Woman and the Sea, the Disney+ biopic starring Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley.
In this middle grade collection of sporting heroines these pioneers show girls that anything is possible with grit, determination, and practice.
The ahletes include:

• Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel
• Louise Stokes and Tidye Pickett, the first African American women to race on the Olympic track team
• Julie Krone, the first female winner of a Triple Crown race
• Danica Patrick, the only woman to win an IndyCar Series race

Additional text

"Accessible and inspirational."—Publishers Weekly "Full of fascinating information about fascinating women in sports history."—Bookbabe blog "Never patronizing, [Stout] captures both grit and glory in a fast-paced package that goes down easy even as it inspires."—Kirkus Reviews "An inspiring read for anyone who has been told that she can’t, shouldn’t, or won’t do something because she is a girl."—Booklist Named to the 2012 Amelia Bloomer List

Product details

• Authors: Stout Glenn Stout, Glenn Stout
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2011
• EAN: 9780547417257
• ISBN: 978-0-547-41725-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 100 g
• Series: Good Sports (Paperback); Good Sports (Paperback); Good Sports
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Sports & Recreation / Gymnastics, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Sports & Recreation / Track & Field, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Sports & Recreation / Water Sports, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Sports & Recreation / Equestrian, JUVENILE NONFICTION: African American & Black