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21) Playing nice and losing: the struggle for control of women's intercollegiate athletics, 1960-2000
Author
Series
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Author
Series
Sport and culture volume 4
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
27) Girls can't surf
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
It's the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. The film follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more. A wild ride of clashing personalities,...
32) Stand up and shout out: women's fight for equal pay, equal rights, and equal opportunities in sports
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book explores three crucial areas in sport that remain huge concerns for women: leadership, money, and media. It examines topics such as the #MeToo movement, pay equity, and the experiences of women of color and LGBTQ athletes. Interviews with prominent female athletes are interwoven throughout to add personal perspectives to the conversation"--
35) Play ball
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Most girls, when the get to a new school, just want to fit in. But Dashiell Brody isn't like most girls. A natural at softball, Dashiell discovers her new school has a championship level baseball team, and Dashiell wants to play ball. One girl's quest to play the national pastime with the boys will turn her family, her school, and her state upside down.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
"This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of the strength, endurance, and athleticism of women and girls throughout the ages, Girls With Guts! keeps score with examples of women athletes from the late 1800s up through the 1970s, sharing how women refused to take no for an answer, and how finally, they pushed for a law to protect their right to play, compete, and be athletes."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
M
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Juana le encanta jugar futbol. Por eso entrena todas las semanas en el club y forma parte del equipo Los Naranjos. Pero las cosas no siempre son f̀ciles, sobre todo cuando todav̕a hay gente que cree que algunos deportes son solo para varones. Por suerte, ella lo tiene bien claro: cuando algo le gusta mucho nunca deja de intentarlo. Súmate al equipo de Juana. ¡Que nada te frene!"--Back cover.
