| Description |
xxviii, 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: The 1950s -- Ch. 1. Only the Right Kind: College Women's Sports in the 1950s -- Ch. 2. Girls' Rules: Championships, Apologies, and Basketball in the 1950s -- Ch. 3. Members Only: Class, Race, and Amateur Tennis for Women in the 1950s -- Introduction: 1955-1967 -- Ch. 4. Transitional Years: Physical Educators, the State, the Media, and New Opportunities for Athletes, 1955-1967 -- Introduction: 1968-1979 -- Ch. 5. Politicization: Title IX and the Movement for Equality in Intercollegiate Athletics, 1968-1974 -- Ch. 6. Rebellion: Women's Pro Tennis, 1968-1975 -- Ch. 7. Equality and/or Difference? AIAW, NCAA, and Intercollegiate Athletics, 1974-1979 -- Introduction: 1980-1990 -- Ch. 8. Backsliding: AIAW, Title IX, and College Sports, 1980-1988 -- Ch. 9. A Second Stage: Pro Tennis in the 1980s -- Ch. 10. Dreams Deferred: Professional Basketball in the 1980s -- Epilogue: Women's Sports in the 1990s |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-373) and index |
| Subject |
Sex differences (Psychology)
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Sports and state -- United States.
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Sports for women -- United States -- History.
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Women athletes -- United States -- History.
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| LC no. |
96004739 |
| ISBN |
0231101627 (alk. paper) |
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