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

Investigates the destructive side of women's elite competition in gymnastics and figure-skating, exposing such problems as eating disorders, stunted growth, and debilitating injuries.

Presents a look at women in sports, featuring interviews with female athletes and professionals in which they discuss the challenges they have faced in pursuing their sports, and discussing the special camaraderie that develops among female athletes and the impulse to pass it along to their friends, families, and children.

Discusses the changing roles of women in sports, and includes stories from women athletes that describe the obstacles they have had to overcome in order to be accepted in the world of sports.

An A-to-Z guide providing over 600 entries related to women and sports, with articles on key individuals, various sports, and topics that include awards, health issues, sexism, dress codes, and the media.

Chronicles the history of women in sports in North America from Native American ball games to the sports of the twentieth century by highlighting key events such as the introduction of sports in schools and the passage of Title IX.

Traces the effects Title IX of the Education Amendments, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in American schools and sports, has had on college and high school sports throughout the country.

Contains over 250 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about women athletes, the sports in which they participate, sports organizations, and other related topics.

Traces the history of women's participation in over thirty sports, including basketball, tennis, gynmastics, swimming, cycling, and skating, and includes brief biographies of more than 650 international athletes from the past and present, as well as a listing of statistics for each sport.

Includes a wide range of opinions surrounding the question, are athletes good role models?.

"The untold true story of runner Maureen Wilton, whose world record-breaking marathon time at age thirteen was met first with misogyny and controversy, but ultimately with triumph"--Provided by publisher.

Readers of this thrilling text learn about the unusual world of water sports and also about skills athletes use to be successful.

Stories of competitive women athletes and dramatic images inspire readers to get active, and information about technique and how to get involved in winter sports encourages safe practices.

Readers can explore the stories of women athletes who have shaped these cycling sports.