Title Women in sports / by Sue Bradford Edwards ; content consultant, Jaime Schultz, Ph. D., Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University. [Boundless electronic resource]

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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017]

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Description	1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).
	text file rda
Series	Women's lives in history
	Women's lives in history.
Contents	Chapter 1. Women pack a punch -- chapter 2. Good girls versus strong athletes -- chapter 3. The battle to play in the 1950s -- chapter 4. Liberating women -- chapter 5. Title IX: Women's sports in the 1970s -- chapter 6. Sports in bloom -- chapter 7. Dramatic moments in the 1990s -- chapter 8. A woman's right -- chapter 9. Women's sports today and into the future.
Summary	This book introduces readers to dozens of women who have made groundbreaking contributions in golf, basketball, soccer, figure skating, and many other sports. Features include essential facts, a timeline, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index.
Audience	1100L Lexile
Summary	Shares the history of women in sports, as well as important female athletes and managers.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX.
	Sports for women -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Women athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Sports for women -- History.
	Women athletes -- Biography.
	Sports for women.
	Women athletes -- Biography.
	Sports for women.
	Women athletes.
Genre	Electronic books.
	Biographies.
Other Form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Edwards, Sue Bradford. Women in sports Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017] 9781680782950 (NjBwBT)bl2016037940 (OCoLC)944088232
ISBN	9781680777642 $59.93
	1680777645 $59.93

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