Female Olympians

Female Olympians
Author: Linda K. Fuller
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-12-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137582812
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This book examines women's participation in the Olympic Games since they were allowed to be included in that global arena. Using a holistic, social scientific approach, and emphasizing the rhetoric of sport mediatization, Female Olympians reviews the literature relative to sexism, racism, and ageism before providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives such as the gendered language of Olympic reportage, religious considerations, women’s bodies relative to their training for the Games, drugs and doping, and female Paralympians. With numerous critical case studies, never-before assembled data, and personal interviews with athletes, this volume offers insights that both investigate and celebrate female Olympians’ successes.

Female Olympian and Paralympian Events

Female Olympian and Paralympian Events
Author: Linda K. Fuller
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319767925
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Female Olympian and Paralympian Events is a groundbreaking book that examines women’s sports in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which have long been underappreciated and under-analyzed. The book begins with a brief background on women’s participation in the Olympic Games and their role relative to the International Olympic Committee, then introduces the underlying Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis theory used throughout the book’s analysis before delving into a literature review of female Olympians and Paralympians’ events. It includes a listing of noteworthy “firsts” in the field, followed by individual discussions of twenty-eight Summer and seven Winter events, analyzed according to their historical, rhetorical, and popular cultural representations. Women’s unique role(s) in the various events are discussed, particular athletes and Paralympic events are highlighted, and original tables are also included. At the end of each section, affiliated organizations and resources are included in this invaluable referential volume.

Women Athletes

Women Athletes
Author: Sherri Mabry Gordon
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0766081486
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It’s hard to believe, but there was a time not long ago when girls and women were discouraged from participating in sports. Thanks to the women who ignored society’s rules and also to a piece of legislation called Title IX, girls in the United States—and around the world—began flocking to tracks, fields, and courts to enjoy all the benefits that come from playing a sport. This book celebrates women athletes through the ages, from early Olympians to present powerhouses like Serena Williams and Missy Franklin. Also included are chapter notes, a glossary, a further reading section containing books and websites, and an index.

Olympians Against the Wind

Olympians Against the Wind
Author: A. D. Emerson
Publisher: Darmonte Enterprises
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1999
Genre: African American athletes
ISBN: 9780967634807
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Portraits of Black American female athletes and their stories at the Olympic Games.

'A Proper Spectacle'

'A Proper Spectacle'
Author: Stephanie Daniels
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2000
Genre: Olympics
ISBN:
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Women and Sports in the United States

Women and Sports in the United States
Author: Jean O'Reilly
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1555537871
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The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports

Women in Sports

Women in Sports
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593381173
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New York Times bestseller Rachel Ignotofsky's Women in Sports comes to the youngest readers in board format! Highlighting the pioneering efforts of women athletes, this board book edition of the original bestseller features simpler text and Rachel Ignotofsky's signature beautiful illustrations reimagined for younger readers to introduce the perfect role models for inspiring a love of sports. The collection includes diverse women across various sports, time periods, and geographic location. The perfect gift for every future athlete!

She Persisted in Sports

She Persisted in Sports
Author: Chelsea Clinton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593353412
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From Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind She Persisted, comes a new book featuring woman athletes who overcame and inspired--perfect for fans of the Olympics! Now abridged as a board book for our youngest feminists and activists. Throughout history, women have been told that they couldn't achieve their dreams, no matter how hard they tried. Woman athletes have faced their own unique set of challenges, across countless sports and levels of play. In this third She Persisted book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women who have excelled in their sports because of their persistence. Now abridged as a board book for the earliest of readers, She Persisted in Sports is a book for everyone who has ever aimed for a goal and been told it wasn't theirs to hit, for everyone who has ever raced for a finish line that seemed all too far away, and for everyone who has ever felt small or unimportant while out on the field. Alexandra Boiger's vibrant artwork accompanies this inspiring text that shows readers of all ages that no matter what obstacles come their way, they have the power to persist and succeed. This book features: Margaret Ives Abbott, Gertrude Ederle, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, Wilma Rudolph, Jean Driscoll, Mia Hamm (and the 1996 Olympic soccer team), Kristi Yamaguchi, Venus and Serena Williams, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, Diana Taurasi, Simone Biles, Ibtihaj Muhammad and Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux.

Olympic Women and the Media

Olympic Women and the Media
Author: P. Markula
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2009-06-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230233945
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This book examines how women athletes were represented in international media coverage during the 2004 Olympic Games. Through feminist theorizing and qualitative textual analysis, the contributors discuss sexualization, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspaper reporting in Asia, Europe and the USA.

Women in the Olympics

Women in the Olympics
Author: Lindsay Parks Pieper
Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2023-06-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1957792477
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Women in the Olympics traces the history of women in the Olympic Games. This pocket book offers details about important milestones in Olympic history and illustrates the salient themes that have shaped women’s involvement in the Games. From ancient times to today, women have always had a tenuous position in the Olympics. When Pierre de Coubertin founded the modern Olympic Movement at the end of the nineteenth century, he did not include women in his vision. He viewed the Olympics as a way for boys to cultivate manliness and men to demonstrate masculinity. Women eventually overcame such prejudices and competed at 1900 Olympics. Despite their inclusion, they remained beset by roadblocks. Sports that Olympic officials considered too grueling, taxing, or physical remained off limits to women. Leaders introduced sex tests to remove muscular female Olympians who breached gender norms from the Games. The Olympics were inaccessible for women in certain countries. And women remained severely underrepresented in the Olympic governance structure. Women in the Olympics shows how women have continuously fought for increased opportunities as athletes, equal access to elite sports, and a place in the decision-making process.