Encyclopedia of Women and Sports - Hardcover

Sherrow, Victoria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087436826X ISBN 13: 9780874368260

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 1996

Synopsis

Women have participated in sports throughout history, but only in recent years has this participation become widespread and attained recognition equal to that of men. Encyclopedia of Women and Sports is a clearly written, comprehensive, illustrated volume including nearly 600 entries on all aspects of women and sports in the United States, from the different sports to people and events; from teams and organizations to laws and court cases.

Readers will learn about Stacy Allison, the first woman to climb Mt. Everest; women who have run the Boston Marathon; how the 19th Amendment has affected women's sports; female shotputters; and how steroids affect women's muscles. Features include an introduction, cross-references, bibliography, and index.

Students, librarians, historians, athletes, sports journalists, and general readers will find this book informative and entertaining, useful for both research and browsing.

About this title

About the Author:

Victoria Sherrow Victoria Sherrow is the author of numerous books in the fields of history, social issues, biography, and science.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 7 Up--Women and Sports opens with an introductory essay that traces female involvement in sports through the ages, beginning with ancient Greece and ending with current trends. The alphabetically organized entries cover athletes, sports, organizations, and social issues (discrimination, pregnancy, steroid use, and eating disorders). The women profiled are all American-born or naturalized citizens. The poorly reproduced black-and-white photographs are dark and difficult to make out; they add little to the text. Women and the Military contains a well-thought-out, alphabetical listing of women, places, organizations (U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the Minerva Center), social and legal issues (pregnancy, hazing, Public Law 90-130), terminology ("mop commando"), and battles. An introductory essay delineates women's roles in warfare, beginning with ancient times and then focusing on the American military. Black-and-white photos extend the text. The entries in both titles have see-also references and bibliographic citations consisting of books and magazine articles. Both volumes are well organized and clearly written and would make sound purchases for collections looking for information on women's history.

Maureen Connelly, New York Public Library

Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 087436826X
• ISBN 13: 9780874368260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 382