| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 209 pages) |
| Series |
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies
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| Contents |
Introduction : Engaging Contested Terrain / David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen -- Folklore And Fairy Tales : Babe Didrikson Zaharias Revealed / Martha Reid -- "Take Me Out To The Bellegame" : How The AAGPBL Gained And Maintained Its Highly Respected Reputation / Kimberly Young -- The Woman Who Should Be King : The Simplification Of The Life And Career Of Billie Jean King / Elizabeth O'Connell -- Venus And Serena Williams : Traversing The Barriers Of The Country Club World / Angela J. Hattery -- Marion Jones : Equity Through Infamy / Joel Nathan Rosen -- Paired Heroines : Chris Evert And Martina Navratilova On The Global Stage / Kathleen A. Bishop -- "Raindrops On A Window" : Race And Sex And The Framing Of The Sheryl Swoopes Narrative / Lisa Doris Alexander -- Florence Griffith Joyner : Sexual Politician In A Unitard / Yvonne D. Sims -- Racing Into The Storm : Roberta Gibb, Kathrine Switzer, And Women's Marathoning / Lea Robin Velez -- Go Mama! Branded By Beauty : How Danica Patrick Swooned Her Way Into Sponsorship / Lisa R. Neilson -- Afterword : The Goddess Dethroned / Jack Lule |
| Summary |
Female athletes are too often perceived as interlopers in the historically male-dominated world of sports. Obstacles specific to women in sports are of particular focus in this book. Race, sexual orientation, and the similar qualities ancillary to gender bear special exploration in how they impact an athlete's story. Central to this volume is the contention that women in their role as inherent outsiders are placed in a unique position even more complicated than the usual experiences of inequality and discord associated with race and sports |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 07, 2021) |
| Subject |
Women athletes -- United States -- Biography
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Lesbian athletes -- United States -- Biography
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Women athletes -- Sexual behavior -- United States
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Women athletes -- United States -- Public opinion
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Public opinion -- United States
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Lesbian athletes
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Public opinion
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Women athletes
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Women athletes -- Public opinion
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ogden, David C., author.
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Rosen, Joel Nathan, 1961- author.
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| LC no. |
2012051779 |
| ISBN |
9781617038143 |
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1617038148 |
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9781621039617 |
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1621039617 |
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