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"This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"--
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"When Women Stood is an unapologetically new sport and social history that unveils the often-overlooked chronicle of women and their fight for equality. From early Amazons and suffragists to modern-day athletes and social influencers, this is an eye-opening history of women told through the always-influential world of sports"--
When Women Stood is an eye-opening chronicle of the amazing women who refused to accept the status quo and fought for something...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Playing Unfair provides an in-depth critique of the sexism and homophobia that pervade media representations of female athletes. Sports media scholars Mary Jo Kane, Pat Griffin, and Michael Messner examine the disparity between the success of female athletes and sports journalism's often trivialized and (hetero)sexualized coverage of them.
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2023.
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English
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"Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running: one of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"The intersection of sports and politics has been making headlines over the last few years, but the reality is that this clash has been going on for decades. This book examines the history of sports as a means to advance social change and connects that history to today's world"--
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women's sports and the controversy surrounding trans athletes by a leading LGBTQ+ sports journalist. For decades women have been playing competitive sports thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since passage of that law, the number of women participating in sports and the level of competition in high school, college, and professionally, has risen dramatically. In Fair Play,...
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Women's Soccer Today entertains and informs both readers who love soccer in all forms and those just discovering the sport or the women's game. It introduces the best female players in the world and the top soccer nations in the women's game"--
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Midway, An Agate Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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The unlikely story of a Chicago high school basketball team that became one of their state's first-ever girls' basketball champions after the passage of Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in school athletics.
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Focus Readers
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[2020]
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English
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"Describes the pay gap between professional male and female athletes, including the history of the pay gap, reasons it still persists, and steps athletes are taking to reduce the gap. Includes critical "Think About It" questions and "Case Study" special features"--
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Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2017]
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English
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Eighteen-year-old Jill Cafferty just made history. Her high school&#x;s star pitcher, she is now the first woman drafted by a major league baseball team. Only days after her high school graduation, she&#x;ll join the Pittsburgh Pirates&#x; Class A Short Season team... but not everyone is happy to have her there. On top of the pressure heaped on every pitcher, Jill must deal with defying conventions and living up to impossible expectations, all while...
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