Outstanding Women Athletes

Résumé du livre

This resource book contains a narrative history of women's participation in competitive sports at the collegiate, amateur and/or professional level from the late 19th century through 1991 and a description of women's participation in the Olympics. Sixty biographies of athletes who, through their skill and dedication, were Olympic and/or world championship medal winners, or positively influenced women's sports, are included within the following 16 sports categories: auto racing; aviation; basketball; bowling; cycling; dog sledding; field hockey; figure skating; golf; gymnastics; horse racing; skiing; softball; squash; speed skating; swimming and diving; tennis; track and field; and volleyball.