When women stood : the untold history of females who changed sports and the world

Allred, Alexandra Powe 1965- (author.).

Summary: "When Women Stood is an unapologetically new sport and social history that unveils the often-overlooked chronicle of women and their fight for equality. From early Amazons and suffragists to modern-day athletes and social influencers, this is an eye-opening history of women told through the always-influential world of sports"--

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ISBN: 9781538171356
ISBN: 9781538171349
Physical Description: pages cm
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Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, [2023]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Early women warriors -- The media image of women of enlightenment -- White women in sport -- Suffragist movement -- Women of color -- The importance of race, sports and the polite society -- Women, war and her entry into sport -- A league of their own -- The real history behind Title IX and the battle of the sexes -- Media relations and the second wave woman -- The third wave and the women of the 80s and 90s -- Exploitation of the female image -- Modern medicine for the modern woman -- Lesbians in sport & society -- The closing of the twentieth century -- Sports & abuse -- The fourth wave of women in sports & society -- Transgender female athletes in sport -- Title IX in the new millennium -- Game changers -- Where do we go from here? -- Postscript regarding the women who participated in this book.

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Women athletes History
Women athletes United States History
Sports for women History
Sports for women United States History
Sex discrimination in sports History
Sex discrimination in sports United States History

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Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Status	Due Date
Annie Halenbake Ross Library	796.082 All (Text) Memorial: In Memoriam of Charles M. Flaig	00157283	ADULT Non-Fiction	In Process	-
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Annie Halenbake Ross Library

796.082 All (Text)

Memorial: In Memoriam of Charles M. Flaig

00157283

ADULT Non-Fiction

In Process