American Women S Track And Field

Author : Louise Mead Tricard
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786402199

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American Women's Track and Field by Louise Mead Tricard Pdf

In 1985 the Vassar College Athletic Association ignored the constraints placed on women athletes of that era and held its first-ever womens field day, featuring competition in five track and field events. Soon colleges across the country were offering women the opportunity to compete, and in 1922 the United States selected 22 women to compete in the Womens World Games in Paris. Upon their return, female physical educators severely criticized their efforts, decrying "the evils of competition." Wilma Rudolphs triumphant Olympics in 1960 sparked renewed support for womens track and field in the United States. From 1922 to 1960, thousands of women competed, and won many gold medals, with little encouragement or recognition. This reference work provides a history, based on many interviews and meticulous research in primary source documents, of womens track and field, from its beginnings on the lawns of Vassar College in 1895, through 1980, when Title IX began to create a truly level playing field for men and women. The results of Amateur Athletic Union Womens Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships since 1923 are given, as well as full coverage of female Olympians.

Author : Michael D. Davis
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015025276570

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Black American Women in Olympic Track and Field by Michael D. Davis Pdf

Provides information on African-American women who have participated in Olympic track and field events from 1932 to 1988.

Author : Louise Mead Tricard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Track and field for women
ISBN : OCLC:658077896

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American Women's Track and Field, 1895-1980 by Louise Mead Tricard Pdf

Author : Molly Schiot
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781501137112

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Game Changers by Molly Schiot Pdf

“The embrace of women’s sports sometimes feels almost like a political act...Molly Schiot’s Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History is so valuable.” —The Wall Street Journal “A thoughtful, exhaustively researched, and long-overdue tribute to the women who have paved the way for the likes of Serena Williams, Abby Wambach, Simone Biles, and more.” —espnW Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present game changers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion. Two years ago, filmmaker Molly Schiot began the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, posting a photo each day of a female athlete who had changed the face of sports around the globe in the pre-Title IX age. These women paved the way for Serena Williams, Carli Lloyd, and Lindsey Vonn, yet few today know who they are. Slowly but surely, the account gained a following, and the result is Game Changers, a beautifully illustrated collection of these trailblazers’ rarely-before-seen photos and stories. Featuring icons Althea Gibson and Wyomia Tyus, complete unknowns Trudy Beck and Conchita Cintron, policymaker Margaret Dunkle, sportswriter Lisa Olson, and many more, Game Changers gives these “founding mothers” the attention and recognition they deserve, and features critical conversations between past and present gamechangers—including former US Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion—about what it means to be a woman on and off the field. Inspiring, empowering, and unforgettable, Game Changers is the perfect gift for anyone who has a love of the game.

Author : David K. Wiggins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1137 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317477433

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African Americans in Sports by David K. Wiggins Pdf

This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports, including biographical entries as well as entries on events, tournaments, leagues, clubs, films, and associations. The entries cover all professional, amateur, and college sports such as baseball, tennis, and golf.

Author : Joseph L. Rogers,USA Track & Field
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0880116048

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USA Track & Field Coaching Manual by Joseph L. Rogers,USA Track & Field Pdf

Variant title : USA Track and Field. From USA Track & Field, Inc.

Author : Cat M. Ariail
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780252052361

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Passing the Baton by Cat M. Ariail Pdf

After World War II, the United States used international sport to promote democratic values and its image of an ideal citizen. But African American women excelling in track and field upset such notions. Cat M. Ariail examines how athletes such as Alice Coachman, Mae Faggs, and Wilma Rudolph forced American sport cultures—both white and Black—to reckon with the athleticism of African American women. Marginalized still further in a low-profile sport, young Black women nonetheless bypassed barriers to represent their country. Their athletic success soon threatened postwar America's dominant ideas about race, gender, sexuality, and national identity. As Ariail shows, the wider culture defused these radical challenges by locking the athletes within roles that stressed conservative forms of femininity, blackness, and citizenship. A rare exploration of African American women athletes and national identity, Passing the Baton reveals young Black women as active agents in the remaking of what it means to be American.

Author : Mary Zeiss Stange,Carol K. Oyster,Jane E. Sloan
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 2017 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412976855

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Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World by Mary Zeiss Stange,Carol K. Oyster,Jane E. Sloan Pdf

This work includes 1000 entries covering the spectrum of defining women in the contemporary world.

Author : Joe Gergen
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810129580

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The First Lady of Olympic Track by Joe Gergen Pdf

The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women, over the objections of many, were allowed to run in the marquee track events.

Author : Steven A. Riess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317459477

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Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia by Steven A. Riess Pdf

Provides practical help for the day-to-day concerns that keep managers awake at night. This book aims to fill the gap between the legal and policy issues that are the mainstay of human resources and supervision courses and the real-world needs of managers as they attempt to cope with the human side of their jobs.

Author : Mary Beth Allen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313068577

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Sports, Exercise, and Fitness by Mary Beth Allen Pdf

For reference librarians and researchers seeking information on sports and fitness, this guide is an important first stop. For collection development specialists, it is an invaluable selection guide. Allen describes and evaluates over 1,000 information sources on the complete spectrum of sports: from basketball, football, and hockey to figure skating, table tennis, and weight training. Focusing on English-language works published between 1990 and the present, the guide thoroughly covers traditional reference sources, such as encyclopedias and bibliographies, along with instructional sources in print formats, online databases, and Web sites. To enable users in search of information on specific sports or fitness activities, chapters are organized thematically, according to broad- type aquatic sports, nautical sports, precision and accuracy, racket sports, ice and snow sports, ball sports, cycling, and so on, with subcategories for such individual sports as soccer, golf, and yoga. Within these categories, works are further organized by type: reference, instructional, and Web sites.

Author : Henry Louis Gates,Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780195160246

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African American Lives by Henry Louis Gates,Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Pdf

In the long-awaited successor to the "Dictionary of American Negro Biography," the authors illuminate history through the immediacy of individual experience, with authoritative biographies of some 600 noteworthy African Americans.

Author : Kevin B. Witherspoon
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781610756525

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Defending the American Way of Life by Kevin B. Witherspoon Pdf

The Cold War was fought in every corner of society, including in the sport and entertainment industries. Recognizing the importance of culture in the battle for hearts and minds, the United States, like the Soviet Union, attempted to win the favor of citizens in nonaligned states through the soft power of sport. Athletes became de facto ambassadors of US interests, their wins and losses serving as emblems of broader efforts to shield American culture—both at home and abroad—against communism. In Defending the American Way of Life, leading sport historians present new perspectives on high-profile issues in this era of sport history alongside research drawn from previously untapped archival sources to highlight the ways that sports influenced and were influenced by Cold War politics. Surveying the significance of sports in Cold War America through lenses of race, gender, diplomacy, cultural infiltration, anti-communist hysteria, doping, state intervention, and more, this collection illustrates how this conflict remains relevant to US sporting institutions, organizations, and ideologies today.

Author : Kelly Boyer Sagert,Steven J. Overman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 703 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9798216100614

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Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes] by Kelly Boyer Sagert,Steven J. Overman Pdf

This collection of fascinating biographies of outstanding women athletes past and present including superstars such as Nadia Comaneci, Mia Hamm, Jackie-Joyner Kersee, Danica Patrick, and Serena and Venus Williams. Icons of Women's Sport identifies and examines the individuals who have impacted history, challenged the status quo, influenced sport culture, and garnered wide public interest. Including stars from the past and present, ranging from Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Billie Jean King to Dara Torres and Venus and Serena Williams, the featured athletes are iconic not only because of their achievements in the sports arena, but also because of their contributions to society: advancing cultural diversity and gender equity, breaking class barriers, and transcending stereotypes. The book contains biographies of 36 women athletes—American and international—who excelled in competitive sports from the post-World War I era through the modern era in a dozen different sports. Icons of Women's Sport spotlights athletes across a wide range of women's sports, with appropriate attention given to the major sports. Readers will enjoy learning about stars from both amateur and professional sports arenas, including Olympic athletes, as well as female competitors who have reached the top of their game in newer arenas such as golf and snowboarding.

Author : Ying Wushanley
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 081563045X

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Playing Nice and Losing by Ying Wushanley Pdf

For nearly a century, women physical educators kept an iron-fist control of women's intercollegiate athletics within the "sex-separate" spheres of college campuses and under an educational model of competition. According to the author, Ying Wushanley, that control began to loosen significantly when Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments in 1972. Title IX meant greater opportunities for women in educational activities, including intercollegiate athletics. Ten years after the passage of the law, however, women not only gave up their educational model but also lost their power and control of women's intercollegiate athletics. Playing Nice and Losing looks into the evolution of women's intercollegiate athletics from a historical perspective and examines the demise of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). Five major themes emerge: the movement from protectionism to sex-separation of women's college sports; the ascendance of women's sports as a result of the Cold War and power struggle within U. S. amateur sports; the challenge to the sex-separatist philosophy; the NCAA takeover and bankruptcy of the AIAW; and the defeat of the AIAW as a defender of theseparate but equaldoctrine. With Title IX and formerly men's organizations entering the governance of women's intercollegiate athletics, sustaining the sex-separatist AIAW became untenable in American society.