Rachel Ignotofsky

Women in Sports

50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win

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Produktbeschreibung

Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. Women for the win! A richly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than forty sports. The athletes featured include well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men's league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee. The book also contains infographics on topics that sporty women want to know about such as muscle anatomy, a timeline ofwomen's participation in sports, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and influential women's teams. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for today's athletes.

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Produktdetails

• Women in Science
• Verlag: Ten Speed Press
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 197mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9781607749783
• ISBN-10: 1607749785
• Artikelnr.: 46889528

Autorenporträt

Rachel Ignotofsky

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. Annie Smith Peck
(1850
1935) Mountain Climber 2. Madge Syers (1881
1917) Figure Skater 3. Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick (1893
1978) Skydiver 4. Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904
1969) Track and Field, Hockey, tennis and softball player 5. Gertrude Ederle (1905
2003) Swimmer 6. Aileen Muriel Riggin 1906
2002 Olympic Diver 7. "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (1911
1956) Golfer, track and field and basketball player 8. Keiko Fukuda 1913
2013 Judoka 9. Marion Ladewig (1914
2010) Bowler 10. Toni Stone (1921
1996) Baseball Player 11. Althea Gibson (1927
2993) Tennis Player 12. Ann Calvello
(1929
2006) Roller Derby * INFOGRAPHIC: TIMELINE 13. Sue Sally Hale
(1937
2003) Polo Player and Trainer 14. Wilma Rudolph (1940
1994) Track and Field Sprinter 15. Jody Conradt (1941
) Basketball coach 16. Billie Jean King (1943
) Tennis player 17. Anita DeFrantz (1952
) Rower and Athletic Administrator 18. Bev Francis (1955
) Weightlifter and body builder 19. Flo Hyman (1954
1986) Volleyball player 20. Patti McGee (1954
) Skateboarder 21. Susan Butcher (1954
2003) Dog Musher 22. Camille Duvall
(1960
) Water skier and Sports Journalist 23. Nadia Elena Comăneci (1961
) Gymnast * INFOGRAPHIC: MUSCLE ANATOMY 24. Jackie Joyner
Kersee (1962
) Heptathlete 25. Julie Krone (1963
) Jockey 26. Bonnie Blair (1964
) Speedskater 27. Anjali Bhagwat (1969
) Markswoman 28. Chantal Petitclerc (1969
) Wheelchair racer 29. Kim Soo
nyung (1971
) Archer 30. Kristi Yamaguchi
1971
Figure Skater 31. Layne Collette Beachley (1971
) Surfer 32. Mia Hamm (1972
) Soccer Player 33. Lisa Leslie 1972
Basketball player * INFOGRAPHIC: STATISTICS IN SPORTS 34. Manon Rhéaume (1972
) Ice Hockey goaltender 35. Deng Yaping (1973
) Ping Pong Player 36. Valentina Vezzal (1974
) Fencer and Politician 37. Ellen MacArthur 1976
Yachtswoman 38. Melissa Stockwell (1980
) Para
triathlete and U.S. Army officer. 39. Jolene Van Vugt (1980
) Motocross rider 40. Serena Williams (1981
) and Venus Williams (1980
) Tennis players and Olympians 41. Nicola Adams (1982
) Boxer 42. Beryl Burton, (1937
1996) Cyclist * INFOGRAPHIC: INFLUENTIAL FEMALE TEAMS 43. Kelly Clarke (1983
) Snow Border 44. Natalie du Toit (1984
) Swimmer and paralympian 45. Lindsey Vonn 1984
Alpine Skier 46. Ronda Jean Rousey (1987
) Mixed Martial artist 47. Michelle Wie (1989
) Golfer 48. Mariana Pajón (1991
) BMX Cyclist 49. Gabby Douglas 1995
Artistic Gymnast 50. Missy Franklin 1995
Swimmer * INFOGRAPHIC: MORE WOMEN IN SPORTS

Rezensionen

Praise for the Original Edition of WOMEN IN SPORTS:

"Exhaustive and enlightening don't miss it." Kirkus Reviews

"This is one of the books we've been waiting for a compendium of great women athletes and the struggles they faced." Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame sportscaster

"This luminescent book tells the stories of women and girls who have not only excelled in athletics, but also often changed the world by doing so." Caroline Paul, author of The Gutsy Girl

"Rachel Ignotofsky's delightful book renders the healthy pleasure of sports for girls and women in buoyant color and form." Mina Samuels, author of Run Like a Girl

"What an inspiring book! You'll cheer for these ladies, and for author Rachel Ignotofsky." Lisa Taggart, author of Women Who Win