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Let's get physical how women discovered exercise and reshaped the world

"A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda--and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power"--

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Main Author:	Friedman, Danielle (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2022]
Subjects:	Exercise for women > History. Physical fitness. Feminism.
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Summary:	"A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda--and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power"--
Physical Description:	xxiii, 328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780593188422 059318842X
Author Notes:	Danielle Friedman is an award-winning journalist whose feature writing has appeared in The New York Times , The Cut , Vogue , Harper's Bazaar , Glamour , Health , and other publications. She has worked as a senior editor at NBC News Digital and The Daily Beast, and she began her career as a nonfiction book editor at the Penguin imprints Hudson Street Press and Plume. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.