women athletes

Students will learn how these New York women overcame challenges and became leaders in medicine, journalism, science, and the arts. Includes: Louise Bethune, Elizabeth Blackwell, Nellie Bly, Mary (Molly) Brant, Rachel Fuller Brown, Shirley Chisholm, Janet Collins, Dorothy Creole, Gertrude Ederle, Althea Gibson, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Martha Graham, Grace Hartigan Malvina Hoffman, Grace Hopper, Belva Ann Lockwood, Clare Boothe Luce, Barbara McClintock, Frances Perkins, Harriet Quimby Emily Roebling, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan McKinney Steward, Barbra Streisand Mary E. Walker.

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.

"'Maria Toorpakai is a true inspiration, a pioneer for millions of other women struggling to pave their own paths to autonomy, fulfillment, and genuine personhood'--Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. Maria Toorpakai hails from Pakistan's violently oppressive northwest tribal region, where the idea of women playing sports is considered haram--un-Islamic, forbidden--and girls rarely leave their homes. But she did, passing as a boy in order to play the sports she loved, thus becoming a lightning rod of freedom in her country's fierce battle over women's rights. A DIFFERENT KIND OF DAUGHTER tell of Maria's harrowing journey to play the sport she knew was her destiny, first living as a boy and roaming the violent back alleys of the frontier city of Peshawar, rising to become the number one female squash player in Pakistan. For Maria, squash was more than liberation--it was salvation. But it was also a death sentence, thrusting her into the national spotlight and the crosshairs of the Taliban, who wanted Maria and her family dead. Maria knew her only chance of survival was to flee the country. Enter Jonathon Power, the first North American to earn the title of top squash player in the world, and the only person to heed Maria's plea for help. Recognizing her determination and talent, Jonathon invited Maria to train and compete internationally in Canada. After years of living on the run from the Taliban, Maria packed up and left the only place she had ever known to move halfway across the globe and pursue her dream. Now Maria is well on the way to becoming a world champion as she continues to be a voice for oppressed women everywhere"--.

Go for the goal with this text, which examines fascinating female sports heroes who've proved to the world that gender is no barrier to athletic success.

Reveals the ways that the differences between women and men manifest themselves with female athletes, discussing how female athletes communicate primarily by talking, collaborate during times of stress, worry about themselves and others, express empathy for each other, and want to have fun in sports.

"This story is rooted in the power of sport, but it is not a sports memoir. Yes, Course Correction chronicles one young woman's transformation from a couch potato-in-training into an elite athlete who reached the highest echelon of her sport. In addition, the book offers a persuasive example of the enormous impact of sports participation on the rest of life and validates the power, import, and necessity of Title IX. Just like Ginny, girls everywhere deserve the chance not only to dream of athletic stardom, but to reach for it. Ginny discovered rowing as a freshman at Yale. From her first strokes as a novice, Ginny found herself in a new world. Starting with her first practice, she trained alongside two Olympics-bound rowers. Then a mere handful of months into her freshman year, she participated in the now renowned Title IX naked protest on campus. That event not only forced Yale to provide equal access to sports facilities for its women athletes, but helped mold the future of women's crew programs across the country. Course Correction recounts the physical and psychological barriers Ginny had to confront and overcome to achieve the extraordinary. Taking place against a backdrop of unprecedented cultural change, Ginny's story personalizes the impact of Title IX, demonstrating the life-changing effects of lessons learned in sports far beyond the athletic fields of play. Her journey wends its way to the Olympic podium in 1984, detouring through the 1980 Olympics, which the United States boycotted at then-president Jimmy Carter's insistence, carries her through family tragedy, strengthens her to face her own demons and truths, and ultimately frees her to live her life despite her persistent fear of loss"--.

Presents a collection of encyclopedic entries profiling noteworthy female athletes throughout history.

Includes a wide range of opinions surrounding the question, are athletes good role models?.

Provides female athletes with strategies and advice to help them prevent and treat sports-related injuries and explains why some injuries occur more often in girls and women.