Women and Sports
WSQ: Spring / Summer 2005
June 2005
Trade Paperback · 256 Pages
$22.00 U.S. · $26.50 CAN
ISBN 9781558614994
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Trade Paperback · 256 Pages
$22.00 U.S. · $26.50 CAN
ISBN 9781558614994
The Feminist Press at CUNY
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Description
The growing presence of women in the world of sports has given rise to new leagues, teams, stars and campus programs—and new controversies. This issue of WSQ stands as a comprehensive anthology on the subject, exploring women’s strength, sports and social class, the role of sports in sexual stereotypes and perceptions of race and ethnicity among women athletes.
This issue introduces a new format and design and new General Editors Nancy K. Miller and Cindi Katz of The City University of New York.
This issue introduces a new format and design and new General Editors Nancy K. Miller and Cindi Katz of The City University of New York.
About the Author
Carol J. Pierman, a leading scholar of women's studies, teaches at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Some of her publications include The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Accomplishing Great Things in a Dangerous World, Title IX and the Case of Women's Basketball, and Scorecards, Scrapbooks, and Stats: Girls, Women, and the Game of Baseball.