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Coming on strong : gender and sexuality in twentieth-century women's sport / Susan K. Cahn.
LIBRA GV709 .C34 1994
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cahn, Susan K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports for women--History--20th century.
- Sports for women.
- Sex discrimination against women--History--20th century.
- Sex discrimination against women.
- Gender identity.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, [1994]
- Summary:
- Drawing on historical records and contemporary interviews, Cahn chronicles the remarkable transformation made by women's sports in the the 20th century, revealing the struggles faced by women to overcome social constraints and behavior codes, and how sport has changes their lives. Photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0029050758
- OCLC:
- 28889489
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