Introduction: Engaging contested terrain -- Folklore and fairy tales: Babe Didrikson Zaharias revealed -- "Take me out to the bellegame": how the AAGPBL gained and maintained its highly respected reputation -- The woman who should be king: the simplification of life and career of Billie Jean King -- Venus and Serena Williams: traversing the barriers of the country club world -- Marion Jones: equity through infamy -- Paired heroines: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the global stage -- "Raindrops on a window": race and sex and the framing of the Sheryl Swoopes narrative -- Florence Griffith Joyner: sexual politician in a unitard -- Racing into the storm: Roberta Gibb, Kathrine Switzer, and women's marathoning -- Go mama! Branded by beauty: how Danica Patrick swooned her way into sponsorship.
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