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! 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.
Product details
ASIN : 1607749785
Publisher : Ten Speed Press; Illustrated edition (July 18 2017)
Language : English
Hardcover : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781607749783
ISBN-13 : 978-1607749783
Item weight : 580 g
Dimensions : 21.6 x 13.8 x 0.81 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #95,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#95 in Sports & Recreation Biographies for Children
#108 in Biographies of Women for Children
#117 in Sports History
Customer Reviews: 4.8
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