A Locker Room of Her Own: Celebrity, Sexuality, and Female Athletes
234A Locker Room of Her Own: Celebrity, Sexuality, and Female Athletes
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ISBN-13: | 9781496807847 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi |
Publication date: | 02/02/2016 |
Pages: | 234 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
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Table of Contents
Foreword: A Locker Room of One's Own Roberta J. Newman vii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: Engaging Contested Terrain David C. Ogden Joel Nathan Rosen xvii
Folklore and Fairy Tales: Babe Didrikson Zaharias Revealed Martha Reid 3
"Take Me Out to the Bellegame": How the AAGPBL Gained and Maintained Its Highly Respected Reputation Kimberly Young 23
The Woman Who Should Be King: The Simplification of the Life and Career of Billie Jean King Elizabeth O'Connell 43
Venus and Serena Williams: Traversing the Barriers of the Country Club World Earl Smith Angela J. Hattery 72
Marion Jones: Equity through Infamy Roberta J. Newman Joel Nathan Rosen 92
Paired Heroines: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the Global Stage Kathleen A. Bishop 107
"Raindrops on a Window": Race and Sex and the Framing of the Sheryl Swoopes Narrative Lisa Doris Alexander 124
Florence Griffith Joyner: Sexual Politician in a Unitard Yvonne D. Sims 146
Racing into the Storm: Roberta Gibb, Kathrine Switzer, and Women's Marathoning Oren Renick Lea Robin Velez 162
Go Mama! Branded by Beauty: How Danica Patrick Swooned Her Way into Sponsorship Lisa R. Neilson 175
Afterword: The Goddess Dethroned Jack Lule 191
List of Contributors 199
Index 205