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A biography, emphasizing the early years, of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.

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.

In 1926, Trudy Ederle swam the English Channel. She was the first woman and only the sixth person to do it.

A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.

A collection of short stories and poems written by and about young women in sports.

Discusses how sports can positively influence the lives of girls during the adolescent years, and features profiles of some of the world's most famous female athletes including Rebecca Lobo, Mia Hamm, Gabrielle Reece, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

Explains how women can put together a training plan that will help them become healthier and happier.

Presents practical, jargon-free strength-training and athletic development guidance for women, including a section on the prevention of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, and provides answers to twenty common questions.

Chronicles one basketball season of a girls' high school team in Amherst, Massachusetts.

"Not long ago, people believed girls shouldn't play sports. That math and science courses were too difficult for them.

Provides an analysis of Title IX, enacted in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in education, assessing its successes in challenging gender norms and increasing opportunities for women athletes, and taking a critical look at places where it has fallen short.

Profiles the life and career of Lindsey Vonn, a prominent newsmaker.

Betsy Ross traces the history of women in sports, including women working as reporters, news anchors, coaches, administrators, athletes, and team doctors, and providing tips and insights from American sports columnist Christine Brennan, NASCAR racer Kelley Earnhardt, broadcaster Ann Liguori, and others.

Profiles four women athletes who beat the odds to compete in the 1996 Olympics: Amy Van Dyken, Gail Devers, Dominique Moceanu, and Rebecca Lobo.