"One of the Best" Books About Women in Sports

This text details the history, biography, bibliography and statistics of female professional and amateur athletes in the US. It describes the history of women's sports in America, from the 19th century to the 1990s, as well as the struggles and achievements of women in the Olympic Games.

<p>DescriptionA unique combination of history, biography, bibliography, and statistics, the widely acclaimed first edition of "Outstanding Women Athletes" has now been updated to reflect the many significant changes that have taken place in women's sports in America in recent years. Now added are the biographies of 26 sports figures who have recently emerged as role models in traditional women's sports such as tennis and figure skating as well as in sports that historically excluded women such as mountain climbing, bullfighting, and boxing. Also new is a chapter profiling 10 women's championship teams, including each organization's history, brief biographies of 200 selected team members, and major team achievements.