Women and Sports in the United States: A Documentary Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1512603201 ISBN 13: 9781512603200

Publisher: Dartmouth College Press, 2018

Synopsis

A spectacular transformation in women’s sports has occurred over the past century. The assimilation of feminist principles into the broader popular culture solidified the belief that sport plays a positive role in the lives of girls and women. Political activists for women’s rights codified this attitude with the passage of Title IX of the 1972 Federal Education Amendments, a law banning gender discrimination in educational settings, thus guaranteeing women’s legal right to an equitable share of athletic opportunities and resources.  This updated, expanded second edition of Women and Sports in the United States brings together scholarly articles, journalism, political and legal documents, and first-person accounts that collectively explore women’s sports in America, with an emphasis on the new millennium. Topics covered range from the many benefits of physical activity to the successes of aging women athletes, from hijabs on the playing field to the emergence of transgender athletes, from the sexism faced by female athletes to USA Gymnastics and the biggest sex abuse scandal in American history.

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About the Author

JAIME SCHULTZ is an associate professor of kinesiology and women’s studies at Pennsylvania State University. Her most recent book is Moments of Impact: Injury, Racialized Memory, and Reconciliation in College Football. JEAN O’REILLY holds a PhD in English and American studies from the University of East Anglia in England. She co-edited, with Susan Cahn, the first edition of Women and Sports in the United States: A Documentary Reader. She is currently editorial manager for the scientific journal Addiction. SUSAN K. CAHN is a professor of history at the University at Buffalo, specializing in U.S. women’s history. A second edition was recently released of her first book, Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in Women’s Sport.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dartmouth College Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1512603201
• ISBN 13: 9781512603200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 408
• Editor: Schultz Jaime, O’Reilly Jean, Cahn Susan K.