Feminism and Sporting Bodies : Essays on Theory and Practice
Paperback (December 1995)
Human Kinetics Pub; ISBN: 087322969X
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In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle
by Madeleine Blais
Paperback - 272 pages
Reissue edition (January 1996)
Warner Books; ISBN: 0446672106
; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x 8.04 x 5.24
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They were a talented team with a near-perfect record but a reputation
for choking in the crunch of the state playoffs. Finally, after five straight
years of disappointments, the Amherst Lady Hurricanes found they just might
have what it took to go all the way. This is a fierce, funny, and intimate look
into their minds and hearts during one very special season. A finalist for theNational
Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction.
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Pretty Good for a Girl
by Leslie Heywood
Hardcover - 224 pages
(September 1998)
Free Press; ISBN: 0684850702 ;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.92 x 8.76 x 5.73
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Leslie Heywood wants to be seen for who she is--by her family, by her coach,
and by the boys in her new high school. Of the latter she writes, "They
don't see me. They see some blank girl instead, some chick." A talented
runner, Heywood quickly finds in the high-school cross-country team a sense
of purpose, and eventually some authentic friendships among the group of guys,
"long, gangly misfits" who run with her. But that's not enough--this
girl is itching for greatness. Faced with family troubles and the pre-Title
IX sexism of high school athletics, her drive to conquer her sport grows ferocious.
She tears up the mountains in her Arizona town (in 110-degree heat, no less),
she piles weights on in the gym "like they were dimes," and, finally,
afraid of not being quite fast enough or fat-free enough, she stops eating.
The painful consequences of Heywood's relentless drive toward physical perfection are at the center of this heartfelt memoir. But the moments of exhilaration and strength that running brings to Heywood suggest what women--given the right support--have to gain from participation in athletics. Regardless of her missteps, the author, now a professor and bodybuilder, remembers the boon sport brought to her shaky teenage sense of self. "Running was the way I first carved myself into the world," she writes, "how I learned to claim a space, throw my shoulders back, and fly." --Maria Dolan
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Sporting Females : Critical Issues in the History and Sociology
of Women's Sports
by Jennifer Hargreaves
paperback - 331
pages (April 1994)
Routledge; ISBN: 0415070287 ;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 9.22 x 6.16
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The Swimsuit Issue and Sport : Hegemonic Masculinity and Sports Illustrated (Suny Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations)
Strong Women, Deep Closets : Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport
Women and Sport : Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by D. Margaret Costa (Editor), Sharon R. Guthrie (Editor)
Hardcover - 399 pages (October 1994)
Human Kinetics Pub; ISBN: 0873226860 ;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 9.52 x 7.63
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Women, Sport, and Culture
Hardcover (June 1994)
Human Kinetics Pub; ISBN: 087322650X
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Women of Steel : Female Bodybuilders and the Struggle for
Self-Definition
by Marie R. Lowe
Paperback - 272 pages
(January 1998)
New York Univ Pr; ISBN: 081475094X
; Dimensions (in inches): 0.61 x 8.91 x 5.98
Other Editions: Hardcover
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An inside look at the fascinating and largely unknown world of women's
bodybuilding. Slice-of-life observer Maria R. Lowe introduces us to a world
where size and strength must be balanced with a nod toward grace and femininity.
For WOMEN OF STEEL, Lowe interviewed more than 100 individuals, from the bodybuilders
themselves to trainers, family members, spouses, judges, and sponsors. 20 photos
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