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Serena williams : tennis champion, sports legend, and cultural heroine / Merlisa Lawrence Corbett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Corbett, Merlisa Lawrence, 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Williams, Serena, 1981-.
- Williams, Serena.
- Women tennis players--United States--Biography.
- Women tennis players.
- African American women tennis players--Biography.
- African American women tennis players.
- Celebrities--United States--Biography.
- Celebrities.
- African American celebrities--Biography.
- African American celebrities.
- African American women--Biography.
- African American women.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2020.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
- Summary:
- Record-breaking, trend-setting, and controversial, tennis star Serena Williams often sparks conversation and debate. She's one of the most intriguing figures in sports, and this book offers insight not only into her impact on tennis and popular culture but also into how she has challenged race and gender norms.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Serena's Country Club Upbringing
- 2 Queen of the Court
- 3 Sisterly Love
- 4 Galvanizing Girl Power and Black Girl Magic
- 5 Digital Age Activist
- 6 International Fame and Global Giving
- 7 Fashion Forward
- 8 Brand Serena
- 9 Second Act
- 10 Conclusion
- Appendix: All-Time Records
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-181) and index.
- Machine-generated record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-42484-0
- 1-5381-0967-0
- OCLC:
- 1124773029
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