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Nike is a goddess : the history of women in sports  Cover Image Book Book

Nike is a goddess : the history of women in sports

Nelson, Mariah Burton (Added Author). Smith, Lissa. (Added Author).

Summary: "In a series of thirteen original narratives, each on a particular sport and focusing on the top female athletes who were the foremost figures in their arena, Nike Is a Goddess captures the profound changes women's sports have undergone and pays tribute to the remarkable athletes who led the way." "Written by top female sportswriters from such prestigious publications as The Miami Herald, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Women's Sports & Fitness, and Sports Illustrated, Nike Is a Goddess is an inspiring and significant commemoration of a chapter in American history that has never before been written."--BOOK JACKET.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0871137267
  • ISBN: 9780871137265
  • ISBN: 0871137615
  • ISBN: 9780871137616
  • Physical Description: print
    xix, 331 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c1998.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: Track and field : somewhere to run / Kathleen McElroy -- Baseball and softball : swinging for the fences / Amy Ellis Nutt -- Tennis : net profits / Grace Lichtenstein -- Golf : selling their game / Melanie Hauser -- Canoeing, kayaking, rowing, and sailing : women on the water / Anna Seaton Huntington -- Skiing : rhapsody in white / Jean Weiss -- Figure skating : gaining an edge / Michelle Kaufman -- Swimming : from gold spangles to gold medals / Karen Karbo -- Equestrian sports : the highest risks for the boldest of athletes / Jackie C. Burke -- Gymnastics : the battle against time and gravity / Jane Leavy -- Soccer : from the suburbs to the sports arenas / Elise Pettus -- Ice hockey : in from the cold / Barbara Stewart -- Basketball : not quite the game intended / Shelley Smith -- Conclusion : a seismic shift in the culture / Lucy Danziger.
Subject: Sports for women United States History
Sports for women Social aspects United States
Women athletes United States History
Sports féminins États-Unis Histoire
Sports féminins Aspect social États-Unis
Sportives États-Unis Histoire
Sport
Vrouwen
Aufsatzsammlung
Frauensport
Geschichte
USA

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