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Women and Sports in the United States: A Documentary Reader Northeastern $27.00 Built to Win: The Female Athlete As Cultural Icon (Sport and Culture Series, V. 5) University of Minnesota Press $20.00 Nike Is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports Atlantic Monthly Pr $24.00 Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports University of Minnesota Press $20.00 Major Problems in American Sport History (Major Problems in American History Series) Wadsworth Publishing $72.95 Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport Human Kinetics Publishers $19.95

Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Womens Sports by Susan K. Cahn List Price: $23.00 Price: $20.70 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. You Save: $2.30 (10%)

Today, there are women athletes who are media celebrities and a source of inspiration for many. But not long ago, being serious about sport was considered appropriate only for men and boys. Throughout the twentieth century, women's increasing participation in sport has challenged our conception of womanhood. Some celebrated the female athlete as the embodiment of modern womanhood, but others branded her "mannish" or lesbian. Ultimately, she altered the perception of sport as an exclusively male domain.

Susan Cahn's story of how sport has changed women's lives and women have transformed sport is an important chapter in the wider history of women's struggles to define their role in the twentieth century. For the women who dared to compete, participation in sport enabled them to expand the boundaries of women's activities and to claim that strength, skill, physicality, and competitiveness could be authentic attributes of womanhood. This is the legacy they passed on to the new generation of women for whom athleticism is becoming a way of life.

Customer Reviews:
Very informative and enlightening!	Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
This book is among the ones I keep returning to in my work as a writer and scholar on women's sports. Cahn does an excellent job of not only telling the history of women's sports in the twentieth century, but also connecting that history to the broader social trends and struggles over issues such as gender roles, race, and sexuality. Cahn's research is of the highest quality, and many of the endnotes contain additional interesting information. I highly recommend this book to anyone concerned with gender equity or feminism, especially as regards sports. --Vince Prygoski, author of "Worst to First, or, a 'Shock'ing tale of Women's Basketball in Motown"
For the sportswoman in all of us	Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
An excellent book for women who love sports or for those interested in womens studies. A must for coaches and pre Title 9 thinkers!