Nike is a goddess : the history of women in sports /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Smith, Lissa
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [1998]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Sports for women > United States > History. Sports for women > Social aspects > United States. Women athletes > United States > History. Sports for women. Sports for women > Social aspects. Women athletes. United States. History.

Table of Contents:

Track and field : somewhere to run / Kathleen McElroy
Baseball and softball : swinging for the fences / Amy Ellis Nutt
Tennis : net profits / Grace Lichtenstein
Golf : selling their game / Melanie Hauser
Canoeing, kayaking, rowing, and sailing : women on the water / Anna Seaton Huntington
Skiing : rhapsody in white / Jean Weiss
Figure skating : gaining an edge / Michelle Kaufman
Swimming : from gold spangles to gold medals / Karen Karbo
Equestrian sports : the highest risks for the boldest of athletes / Jackie C. Burke
Gymnastics : the battle against time and gravity / Jane Leavy
Soccer : from the suburbs to the sports arenas / Elise Pettus
Ice hockey : in from the cold / Barbara Stewart
Basketball : not quite the game intended / Shelley Smith
Conclusion : a seismic shift in the culture / Lucy Danziger.

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