Women in Sports
50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · July 18, 2017
A richly illustrated and inspiring book highlighting the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, by the New York Times bestselling author of Women in Science. “This is one of the books we’ve been waiting for—a compendium of great women athletes and the struggles they faced.”—Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame sportscaster Women for the win!
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- Who it’s for
- Illustrated profiles bring fifty trailblazing athletes and the barriers they faced into view.
- Themes
- Women athletes' achievements, Challenges faced by women athletes, Women's participation in sports
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids, Girls & Young Women
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A richly illustrated and inspiring book highlighting the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, by the New York Times bestselling author of Women in Science. “This is one of the books we’ve been waiting for—a compendium of great women athletes and the struggles they faced.”—Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame sportscaster Women for the win!
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The fifty illustrated profiles in Women in Sports feature trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breaking female athletes in more than forty sports, including well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men’s league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee. Women in Sports also contains infographics on topics that sporty women want to know about, such as muscle anatomy, a timeline of women’s participation in sports, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and influential women’s teams. This beautiful and inspiring book celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for today’s athletes.
Women Who Win
Illustrated profiles bring fifty trailblazing athletes and the barriers they faced into view.
Come here for
- Discovering champions across more than forty sports
- A lively blend of athlete stories and sports infographics
Expect
- Fifty profiles spanning the 1800s to today
- A celebration of women who changed the game
Where it sits
| Girls & Young Women | 78% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 64% |
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women's Studies
- Sports History
- Women's Lives
- Authors
- Rachel Ignotofsky
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- July 18, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women athletes' achievements · Challenges faced by women athletes · Women's participation in sports
- Reading lane
- Women's Studies