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Breaking through : how female athletes shattered stereotypes in the roaring twenties / Sue Macy ; foreword by Muffet McGraw.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic [2020]Description: 96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426336768
  • 1426336764
  • 9781426336775
  • 1426336772
Other title:
  • How female athletes shattered stereotypes in the roaring twenties
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Taking the plunge 1920-21 (and before) ; Timeline: also in 1920-21 -- Creating opportunities 1922-23 ; Timeline: also in 1922-23 -- Gaining recognition 1924-25 ; Timeline: also in 1924-25 -- Celebrating victories 1926-27 ; Timeline: also in 1926-27 -- Facing new challenges 1928-29 ; Timeline: also in 1928-29 -- Epilogue: approaching equality -- Defining moments in women's sports.
Summary: "Macy offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the journey of women's rights through the lens of women in sports during the pivotal decade of the 1920s. With elegant prose, poignant wit, and fascinating primary sources, Macy explores the many hurdles presented to female athletes as they stormed the field, stepped up to bat, and won the right to compete in sports. Featuring bold and talented heroines, this book documents how the social issues and morals of the decade--from politics to segregation to the media--helped shape the changing narratives around women and alter the course of history entirely. It is a fascinating window into a rich and seldom explored history, and also a topical reminder of the many discussions surrounding femininity and the role of women that continue today."--Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796.082 M177 Available 33111009425469
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.082 M177 Available 33111009596616
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Award-winning author Sue Macy offers a fresh and timely account of women in sports in the 1920s, and how their determination, talent, and defiance in the face of criticism promoted women's rights, redefined femininity, and changed the course of history.

Macy offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the journey of women's rights through the lens of women in sports during the pivotal decade of the 1920s. With elegant prose, poignant wit, and fascinating primary sources, Macy explores the many hurdles presented to female athletes as they stormed the field, stepped up to bat, and won the right to compete in sports. Featuring bold and talented heroines, this book documents how the social issues and morals of the decade--from politics to segregation to the media--helped shape the changing narratives around women and alter the course of history entirely. It is a fascinating window into a rich and seldom explored history, and also a topical reminder of the many discussions surrounding femininity and the role of women that continue today.

Includes bibliographical references (page 91) and index.

Taking the plunge 1920-21 (and before) ; Timeline: also in 1920-21 -- Creating opportunities 1922-23 ; Timeline: also in 1922-23 -- Gaining recognition 1924-25 ; Timeline: also in 1924-25 -- Celebrating victories 1926-27 ; Timeline: also in 1926-27 -- Facing new challenges 1928-29 ; Timeline: also in 1928-29 -- Epilogue: approaching equality -- Defining moments in women's sports.

"Macy offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the journey of women's rights through the lens of women in sports during the pivotal decade of the 1920s. With elegant prose, poignant wit, and fascinating primary sources, Macy explores the many hurdles presented to female athletes as they stormed the field, stepped up to bat, and won the right to compete in sports. Featuring bold and talented heroines, this book documents how the social issues and morals of the decade--from politics to segregation to the media--helped shape the changing narratives around women and alter the course of history entirely. It is a fascinating window into a rich and seldom explored history, and also a topical reminder of the many discussions surrounding femininity and the role of women that continue today."--Amazon.com.

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