Strong Like a Woman
100 Game-changing Female Athletes
Rizzoli · Print & ebook · April 5, 2022
The definitive, illustrated celebration of 100 of the most important women in sports as covered by Sports Illustrated since its founding in 1954.
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- Who it’s for
- An illustrated volume on 100 women athletes, spanning sports from the Olympics to collegiate athletics.
- Themes
- Women in sports, Athletic role models, Pathways for future generations
- Genres
- Women in Sports, Sports History, Sports & Society
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The definitive, illustrated celebration of 100 of the most important women in sports as covered by Sports Illustrated since its founding in 1954. Marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, this is an inspiring celebration of 100 women who are still paving the way for future generations of female athletes.
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This important and groundbreaking volume chronicles both the breadth and rich diversity of sports and the athletes who compete in them: from the global stage of the Olympics and the Paralympics and the Women’s World Cup, to collegiate athletics, to Gen-X sports. From Janet Guthrie to Megan Rapinoe, and Billie Jean King to Aly Raisman, this is the ideal gift book for anyone involved with girls in athletics, whether as an athlete or coach, parent, daughter, sister, niece, or granddaughter.
Women in Sports
An illustrated volume on 100 women athletes, spanning sports from the Olympics to collegiate athletics.
Come here for
- Profiles of women athletes covered by Sports Illustrated since 1954
- Olympic, Paralympic, collegiate, and World Cup sports
Expect
- Athletes from Janet Guthrie to Megan Rapinoe
- A celebration marking Title IX’s 50th anniversary
Where it sits
| Women in Sports | 98% |
|---|---|
| Sports & Society | 49% |
| Sports History | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Photography
- Sports & Society
- Authors
- Laken Litman
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Published
- April 5, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women in sports · Athletic role models · Pathways for future generations
- Reading lane
- Sports Photography