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Author:

Schultz, Jaime.

Title:

Qualifying times : points of change in U.S. women's sport / Jaime Schultz.

Publisher:

University of Illinois Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xiv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Sports for women--United States--History.
Sports for women--Social aspects--United States.
Women athletes--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: the politics of the ponytail -- What shall we wear for tennis? -- Commercial tampons and the sportswoman, 1936-52 -- Rules, rulers, and the "right kind" of competition -- Women's sport and questionable sex -- From "women in sports" to the "new ideal of beauty" -- A cultural history of the sports bra -- Something to cheer about? -- Epilogue: cheering with reserve.

Summary:

Explores U.S. women's sport through historical "points of change": particular products or trends that dramatically influenced both women's participation in sport and cultural responses to women athletes.

Series:

Sport and society

ISBN:

0252079744 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780252079740 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0252038169 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780252038167 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2013023555

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)