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Nike is a goddess : the history of women in sports / edited by Lissa Smith ; introduction by Mariah Burton Nelson.
Van Pelt Library GV709.18.U6 N55 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports for women--United States--History.
- Sports for women.
- Sports for women--Social aspects--United States.
- Women athletes--United States--History.
- Women athletes.
- History.
- Sports for women--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [1998]
- Summary:
- In a series of 12 original narratives, each focusing on a particular sport and the top female athletes who were the pioneering figures in their arena, "Nike Is a Goddess" captures the profound changes women's sports have undergone and pays tribute to the remarkable athletes who have led the way.
- Contents:
- Track and field
- Baseball and softball
- Tennis
- Golf
- Canoeing, kayaking, rowing, and sailing
- Skiing
- Figure skating
- Swimming
- Equestrian sports
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Ice hockey
- Basketball.
- Notes:
- Timeline of athletic milestones on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-323).
- ISBN:
- 0871137267
- OCLC:
- 39313490
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