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02119cam a2200421 a 4500 001 98499E5E0F7711DF8692818BC41A358D 003 SILO 005 20100201152016 007 ta 008 091130s2005 gaua j b 000 0ceng 010 $a 2004026979 020 $a 1561453382 020 $a 9781561453382 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a GV697.A1 $b R325 2005 082 00 $a B $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Rappoport, Ken. 245 1 $a Ladies first : $b women athletes who made a difference / $c Ken Rappoport. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a Atlanta, Ga. : $b Peachtree, $c c2005. 300 $a 146 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Gertrude Ederle, "Against all odds" -- Babe Didrikson Zaharias, "The Other Babe" -- Susan Butcher, "The Magnificent Musher" -- Julie Krone, "The Horse Whisperer" -- Wilma Rudolph, "The Clarksville Comet" -- Althea Gibson, "The Jackie Robinson of Tennis" -- Joan Benoit Samuelson, "Marathon Woman" -- Sonya Henie, "The Ice Queen" -- Billie Jean King, "Serving one up for women's rights" -- Shirley Muldowney, "Driving into history" -- Nadia Comaneci, "The Perfect Gymnast" -- Manon Rheaume, "Manon the Warrior" -- All-American redheads "A team of their own" -- Conclusion. 510 0 $a Booklist, May 2005 520 $a Profiles twelve women athletes of the twentieth century including Wilma Rudolph, Nadia Comaneci, Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Gertrude Ederle, and others, and describes how they overcame gender and sometimes race discrimination and demonstrated their extraordinary skill and dedication. 521 0 $a 4.8. 521 2 $a 3-6 650 1 $a Women athletes. $v Biography. 650 1 $a Sports for women. $x History. 941 $a 6 952 $l MMPE553 $d 20201013055829.0 952 $l MBPE423 $d 20201013044633.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204033635.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110020500.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20160609010942.0 952 $l FPPC224 $d 20100201152016.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=98499E5E0F7711DF8692818BC41A358DInitiate Another SILO Locator Search