In Hera's footsteps -- Women runners in Britain: the evidence -- "Of good conversation": from 1638 -- Running for shifts and smocks: to 1699 -- "A Prince's wine and biskets": 1700-1724 -- Visitors write home: 1725-1749 -- Paying the ultimate price: 1750-1774 -- Exhilaration and athleticism: 1775-1799 -- The power to endure: 1800-1824 -- Moral meddling, cant, and sheer humbug: 1825 onward -- The runners: overview, 1638-1850 -- Women tennis players, team players, fighters, and jockeys: the evidence -- The tennis players -- The team players -- Cricketers of all ages and sizes -- The fighters -- The equestrians -- Women athletes: summary
Summary
"This book traces women's competitive running and participation in team sports in Britain throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 30, 2023)