Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports In America - Hardcover

Woolum, Janet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573561207 ISBN 13: 9781573561204

Publisher: Greenwood, 1998

Synopsis

DescriptionA unique combination of history, biography, bibliography, and statistics, the widely acclaimed first edition of Outstanding Women Athletes has now been updated to reflect the many significant changes that have taken place in women's sports in America in recent years. Now added are the biographies of 26 sports figures who have recently emerged as role models in traditional women's sports such as tennis and figure skating as well as in sports that historically excluded women such as mountain climbing, bullfighting, and boxing. Also new is a chapter profiling 10 women's championship teams, including each organization's history, brief biographies of 200 selected team members, and major team achievements.

About this title

About the Author

JANET WOLLUM is the author of the first edition of Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America. She holds a master of arts degree in womens history from Arizona State University and has been researching and writing on the history of women in sports for more than a decade. Woolum was a member of the 1995 U.S. National Bowling Team and is an Olympic Festival gold medalist.

Review

"Here's some encouragement for the aspiring girl jocks in your life. Kicking off with an inspirational Forward by Billie Jean King, this book chronicles women who have made significant contributions to women's sports since we landed in America....There is even a cross-referencing system so kids can look up their favorite sport and find the women athletes who have made their mark."-The Women's Source

"Altogether, this is an excellent resource on a timely topic."-Johnson County Library

..."recommended for libraries with the earlier edition and public, school, and academic libraries."-ARBA

"Whether as a new title or as a replacement of the first edition, this will add strength to public and academic library reference collections."-Rettig on Reference

"The writing has an informal feel to it that makes the entries very readable. The well-chosen black and white photos enrich the text and capture the competitiveness of the athletes."-VOYA

"Clearly and entertainingly written, this book successfully escapes a mind-numbing recitation of achievements. An excellent reference for students, middle school through college, that would prove useful and enjoyable for general readers as well."-Library Journal

?...recommended for libraries with the earlier edition and public, school, and academic libraries.?-ARBA

?Whether as a new title or as a replacement of the first edition, this will add strength to public and academic library reference collections.?-Rettig on Reference

?The writing has an informal feel to it that makes the entries very readable. The well-chosen black and white photos enrich the text and capture the competitiveness of the athletes.?-VOYA

?Here's some encouragement for the aspiring girl jocks in your life. Kicking off with an inspirational Forward by Billie Jean King, this book chronicles women who have made significant contributions to women's sports since we landed in America....There is even a cross-referencing system so kids can look up their favorite sport and find the women athletes who have made their mark.?-The Women's Source

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1573561207
• ISBN 13: 9781573561204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 424