TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lannin,Joanne
TI  - Who let them in?: pathbreaking women in sports journalism 
SN  - 9781538161449
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Women sportswriters
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Women sportscasters
KW  - Sexism in sports journalism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword: by Jackie MacMullan -- Introduction -- Why Mary Garber matters -- Lesley Visser leads the way -- Prying open the locker room doors -- Claire Smith : Hall of Fame baseball writer -- Pioneers in sports broadcasting -- ESPN : game-changer for women -- Robin Roberts : her roots in sports -- Pam Oliver : sideline reporter in a class by herself -- Having it all -- Karen Guregian : having it her way -- Play by play : the final frontier -- Suzyn Waldman : pioneer in the broadcast booth -- Doris Burke : at the top of her game -- #MeToo comes to sports -- We've come a long way
N2  - "A timely and eye-opening look at women in sports journalism, this book provides valuable insight on the obstacles women have had to overcome in order to succeed within the "masculine" world of sports and the challenges they continue to face today. The stories of their struggles are at times infuriating, at times triumphant, but always compelling"--
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