Full Description
Female students today never knew a time without Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which protects students from sex-based discrimination and exclusion in education programs or activities. It benefits all women, especially female athletes. This dual memoir recounts the lives of Celeste Callahan and Dottie Dorion, who were athletes before Title IX was passed. Callahan and Dorion were runners and triathletes who constantly battled gender norms and stereotypes. The memoirs of the two athletes' oral and written accounts are stitched together to detail their journey through sport against societal standards and pressures.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Sarah Springman
Introduction: Unanswered Questions
1. Rope Swings and Grasshoppers
2. Stage Center
3. In the Middle of an Ivory Soap Commercial
4. The Odd Person Out
5. In Search of Wildflowers
6. A Giant Enchilada
7. Stepping Up
8. Masters in Motion
9. Redemption
10. Changing the Culture of Things
11. Crack Eggs, Not Bones
Conclusion: The Anticipation Contained in April
Books by and for Women Triathletes
Bibliography
Index
