women athletes

A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.

Chronicles one basketball season of a girls' high school team in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Traces the effects Title IX of the Education Amendments, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in American schools and sports, has had on college and high school sports throughout the country.

A biography, emphasizing the early years, of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.

Provides a brief history of women's athletics and profiles several woman athletes, including Billy Jean King, Mia Hamm, Rebecca Lobo, Marion Jones, Shannon Miller, Michelle Kwan, and Venus and Serena Williams.

Photographic documentation of two centuries of women athletes, discussing some of the controversies that arose over women's participation in traditionally male arenas, and celebrating their accomplishments.

Highlights the career of a tennis champion who was winning junior tournaments by the time she was eight years old.

Profiles the first United States Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team, focusing on the players, their training, and their gold medal win in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

A biography of the female athlete who broke records in golf, track and field, and a variety of other sports.

Chronicles the life of American athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias, describing her successes in golf, basketball, and track and field, and discussing her childhood in rural Texas, her Olympic medals, the challenges she faced, and her legacy.