Ladies First: Women Athletes Who Made a Difference - Hardcover

Rappoport, Ken

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9781561453382: Ladies First: Women Athletes Who Made a Difference

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1561453382 ISBN 13: 9781561453382

Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company, 2005

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A dozen of the twentieth-century’s greatest female athletes show how they mad a lasting impact not only in their sport but also on society.
Veteran author and journalist Ken Rappoport showcases pioneering women, from tennis pro Althea Gibson, the first African-American woman to win at Wimbledon, to Susan Butcher, four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Each dramatic, action-packed profile shows how these athletes overcame discrimination against their gender, and sometimes their race, and challenged popular misconceptions about women and sports. Young readers will find in each of these women the courage, perseverance, and dedication that made them great athletes during their own times and strong role models for today. A bonus chapter at the end highlights The All-American Red Heads basketball team.

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Jesse knows her two grandfathers only through the stories her parents share. When she and her parents spend two weeks in the country, she is drawn to Daniel, an old man who carries a walking stick. After returning to the city with her parents, she has her own walking stick and vivid stories and sweet memories of the summer she spent with her third grandfather.

About the Author:

Ken Rappoport is the author of dozens of sports books for young readers and adults. He worked as an Associated Press writer for thirty years, covering every major professional and college sport. He lives in New Jersey.

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