Full Description
An unapologetically candid and illuminating history of women and their fight for equality, told through the influential world of sports.
From early Amazons to modern-day athletes, women have been fighting for their rightful place in the world. The history of these female athletes—whether warriors on the battlefield or competitors in the sports arena—has often been neglected, yet it is through sports that women have changed society, gaining entry into education, travel, politics, and more.
When Women Stood is an eye-opening chronicle of the amazing women who refused to accept the status quo and fought for something better for themselves and for those who would follow. Featuring exclusive insight from athletes such as Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Kathrine Switzer, Nancy Lieberman, Briana Scurry, and Nancy Hogshead-Maker, this book includes the stories of female football players, Olympic athletes, powerlifters, and soccer stars, of historians, archeologists, crusaders, and scientists.
Women's sports history cannot be told without also telling the story of the fight for gender and racial equality, economics, medical biases, gay and transgender history, violence, religion, media, abuse, and activism. When Women Stood is the first to go beyond the record books and gold medal counts to truly dig into the vital role women and sports have played in instigating change in society as a whole. And it shows that, despite seemingly unsurmountable odds, the true spirit of the female athlete can never be restrained.
Contents
Chapter 1: Early Women Warriors
Chapter 2: The Media Image of Women of Enlightenment
Chapter 3: White Women in Sport
Chapter 4: Suffragist Movement
Chapter 5: Women of Color
Chapter 6:The Importance of Race, Sports and the Polite Society
Chapter 7: Women, War and Her Entry into Sport
Chapter 8: A League of Their Own
Chapter 9: The Real History Behind Title IX and the Battle of the Sexes
Chapter 10: Media Relations and the Second Wave Woman
Chapter 11: The Third Wave and the Women of the 80s and 90s
Chapter 12: Exploitation of the Female Image
Chapter 13: Modern Medicine for the Modern Woman
Chapter 14: Lesbians in Sport & Society
Chapter 15: The Closing of the Twentieth Century
Chapter 16: Sports & Abuse
Chapter 17: The Fourth Wave of Women in Sports & Society
Chapter 18: Transgender Female Athletes in Sport
Chapter 19: Title IX in the New Millenium
Chapter 20: Game Changers
Chapter 21: Where Do We Go from Here?
Postscript: Regarding the Women Who Participated in this Book
Notes
Index
About the Author
