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Play it forward how women are changing sports to change the world

"The future of women's sports is being built today. This inspiring collection of stories highlights incredible female athletes who have changed the game for the next generation"--

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Other Authors: Sales, Leila (Editor), Morgan, Alex (Alexandra Patricia), 1989- (author of foreword.), Bird, Sue, 1980- (author of afterword.), Cerri, Mel (Artist), Ahmed, Shireen (Contributor), Anantharaman, Maitreyi (Contributor), Block, Erica (Contributor), Burtka, Allison Torres (Contributor), Cahillane, Mollie (Contributor), De la Cretaz, Frankie (Contributor), D'Arcangelo, Lyndsey (Contributor), Miller, Lauren DeLaunay (Contributor), Fathi, Saeedeh (Contributor), Mohr, Kylie (Contributor), Iwu, Chidinma (Contributor), Patwardhan, Deepti (Contributor), Porter, Lauren J. S. (Contributor), Russell, Tonya (Contributor), Sallal, Safaa (Contributor), Scott-Clemence, Camber (Contributor), Weintraub, Aileen, 1973- (Contributor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2025]
Subjects:
Women athletes > Biography.
Women Olympic athletes > Biography.
Women athletes > History.
Women Olympic athletes > History.
Sex discrimination in sports.
Sex discrimination against women.
Courage.
Leadership in women.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Women social reformers > Biography.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • They are trailblazers: Katie Hnida and the women of college football
  • The build the community they need: indigenous women run
  • They never stop swimming: Two friends take lessons from the water to the world
  • They find strength in one another: the Atlanta dream enter politics-and win
  • She keeps climbing: Farahnaz Ibrahimi finds a home in sports
  • They fight discrimination: baring it all for Title IX
  • They are mothers: athletes demand more maternity rights
  • She speaks her truth: Daria Kasatkina and the politics of sexuality
  • They fight the patriarchy: the Reggae Girlz
  • They trust their bodies: smashing a taboo in women's sports
  • She believes: Failure is not an option for Jenny Hoffman
  • They row together: recovery on water
  • They decide what to wear: breaking through dress codes in sports
  • They resisted: Iranian women athletes and soccer fans rewrote the rules of engagement
  • She cheered for herself: Justine Lindsay, NFL Cheerleader
  • She opened doors: Rani Rampal
  • Queen by name, Queen by deeds
  • She built a legacy: Maybelle Blair cameout to play ball
  • They decided what to wear: Breaking through dress codes in sports
  • She made space for women: Timber Tina and lumberjack sports
  • They kept competing: When age is just a number
  • She said watch me do it: Alia Issa took on a world
  • They weren't intimidated: The Mayan rebels
  • They silenced the haters: Sail like a girl
  • She beat everyone: Kelly Kulick just wanted to bowl
  • They found power in teamwork: A new path forward for incarcerated women.

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