The subject is rife with social and cultural implications which Guttmann explores as he traces the development of women's sports from antiquity to the present,
A collection of thirteen narratives that profile the top female athletes in different sports, including Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Billie Jean King, Jackie Joyne
This perceptive, lively study explores U.S. women's sport through historical "points of change": particular products or trends that dramatically influenced both