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DescriptionA unique combination of history, biography, bibliography, and statistics, the widely acclaimed first edition of Outstanding Women Athletes has now been updated to reflect the many significant changes that have taken place in women's sports in America in recent years. Now added are the biographies of 26 sports figures who have recently emerged as role models in traditional women's sports such as tennis and figure skating as well as in sports that historically excluded women such as mountain climbing, bullfighting, and boxing. Also new is a chapter profiling 10 women's championship teams, including each organization's history, brief biographies of 200 selected team members, and major team achievements.

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• Foreword(p. vii)
• Preface(p. ix)
• Part I History of Women's Sports(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Women in American Sports(p. 3)
• Chapter 2 Women in the Olympics(p. 35)
• Part II Biographies and Teams(p. 75)
• Chapter 3 Outstanding Women Athletes Who Influenced American Sports(p. 77)
• Michelle Akers (soccer player)(p. 77)
• Tenley Albright (figure skater)(p. 79)
• Constance M.K. Applebee (field hockey coach)(p. 81)
• Evelyn Ashford (track and field sprinter)(p. 82)
• Tracy Austin (tennis player)(p. 85)
• Senda Berenson (basketball innovator)(p. 86)
• Patty Berg (golfer)(p. 88)
• Bonnie Blair (speed skater)(p. 90)
• Fanny Blankers-Koen (track and field star)(p. 92)
• Susan Butcher (sled-dog racer)(p. 94)
• Connie Carpenter-Phinney (cyclist)(p. 96)
• Florence Chadwick (long-distance swimmer)(p. 98)
• Nadia Comaneci (gymnast)(p. 99)
• Maureen Connolly (tennis player)(p. 102)
• Donna de Varona (swimmer)(p. 103)
• Gail Devers (track and field sprinter)(p. 105)
• Jean Driscoll (wheelchair athlete)(p. 107)
• Camille Duvall (water-skier)(p. 109)
• Amelia Earhart (aviator)(p. 110)
• Gertrude Ederle (long-distance swimmer)(p. 113)
• Teresa Edwards (basketball player)(p. 115)
• Janet Evans (swimmer)(p. 117)
• Chris Evert (tennis player)(p. 119)
• Lisa Fernandez (softball player)(p. 122)
• Peggy Fleming (figure skater)(p. 124)
• Juli Furtado (mountain bike racer)(p. 126)
• Althea Gibson (tennis player)(p. 127)
• Lucy Giovinco (bowler)(p. 131)
• Diana Golden (disabled ski racer)(p. 132)
• Michelle Gould (racquetball player)(p. 135)
• Steffi Graf (tennis player)(p. 136)
• Janet Guthrie (auto racer)(p. 138)
• Dorothy Hamill (figure skater)(p. 141)
• Alison Hargreaves (mountain climber)(p. 143)
• Carol Heiss (figure skater)(p. 144)
• Sonja Henie (figure skater)(p. 146)
• Lynn Hill (rock climber)(p. 148)
• Flo Hyman (volleyball player)(p. 150)
• Charmayne James (barrel racer)(p. 152)
• Lynn Jennings (distance runner)(p. 153)
• Joan Joyce (softball player)(p. 155)
• Florence Griffith Joyner (track and field sprinter)(p. 156)
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track and field heptathlete)(p. 158)
• Billie Jean King (tennis player)(p. 161)
• Micki King (diver)(p. 164)
• Olga Korbut (gymnast)(p. 166)
• Julie Krone (jockey)(p. 169)
• Marion Ladewig (bowler)(p. 171)
• Andrea Mead Lawrence (Alpine skier)(p. 173)
• Nancy Lieberman-Cline (basketball player)(p. 175)
• Nancy Lopez (golfer)(p. 177)
• Alice Marble (tennis player)(p. 179)
• Christy Martin (boxer)(p. 181)
• Helene Mayer (fencer)(p. 183)
• Patricia McCormick (diver)(p. 184)
• Floretta Doty McCutcheon (bowler)(p. 186)
• Ann Meyers (basketball player)(p. 188)
• Cheryl Miller (basketball player)(p. 190)
• Shannon Miller (gymnast)(p. 192)
• Helen Wills Moody (tennis player)(p. 194)
• Shirley Muldowney (drag racer)(p. 195)
• Martina Navratilova (tennis player)(p. 198)
• Cindy Nelson (Alpine skier)(p. 201)
• Paula Newby-Fraser (triathlete)(p. 203)
• Mary Lou Retton (gymnast)(p. 204)
• Manon Rheaume (ice hockey goalie)(p. 207)
• Cathy Rigby (gymnast)(p. 208)
• Wilma Rudolph (track and field sprinter)(p. 210)
• Joan Benoit Samuelson (marathon runner)(p. 213)
• Cristina Sanchez (bullfighter)(p. 214)
• Eleonora Sears (all-around athlete)(p. 216)
• Monica Seles (tennis player)(p. 218)
• Mary Decker Slaney (middle-distance runner)(p. 220)
• Francie Larrieu Smith (middle-distance runner)(p. 222)
• Vivian Stringer (basketball coach)(p. 223)
• Patricia Head Summitt (basketball coach)(p. 225)
• Wyomia Tyus (track and field sprinter)(p. 227)
• Glenna Collett Vare (golfer)(p. 229)
• Grete Andersen Waitz (marathon runner)(p. 231)
• Kathy Whitworth (golfer)(p. 233)
• Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (tennis player)(p. 235)
• Lynette Woodard (basketball player)(p. 237)
• Mickey Wright (golfer)(p. 239)
• Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater)(p. 241)
• Sheila Young (speed skater and cyclist)(p. 243)
• Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (all-around athlete)(p. 245)
• Chapter 4 Outstanding Women's Teams(p. 252)
• All American Girls Professional Baseball League(p. 253)
• America[superscript 3](p. 258)
• 1994 Colorado Silver Bullets(p. 265)
• Raybestos Brakettes(p. 271)
• Tennessee State University Tigerbelles(p. 276)
• U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team(p. 280)
• U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team(p. 285)
• U.S. Women's National Soccer Team(p. 289)
• USA Basketball Women's National Team(p. 295)
• USA Softball Women's National Team(p. 301)
• Part III Basic Resources(p. 309)
• Chapter 5 Selected Bibliography(p. 311)
• Chapter 6 Directory of Organizations(p. 322)
• Part IV Appendixes(p. 331)
• Appendix A Olympic Gold Medalists(p. 333)
• Appendix B Selected National Award Winners and Champions(p. 346)
• Appendix C National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champions--Division I(p. 368)
• Appendix D Athletes Profiled in Outstanding Women Athletes, Arranged by Sport(p. 377)
• Appendix E List of Organization Abbreviations(p. 379)
• Appendix F Selected Reference Sources(p. 381)
• Index(p. 385)

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Library Journal Review

Now in its second edition, this resource on women athletes by historian Woolum is organized into three parts: history, biographies of individual athletes and teams, and resources/appendixes. Criteria for inclusion, new to this edition, are women who have won titles in major events and "had a significant impact on sports in America," thus allowing for the inclusion of such athletes as Monica Seles and Manon Rheaume. Excluding the index (unseen), this edition adds 125 pages to the 1992 book. The historical section not only updates the chronology but is also rewritten to be clearer and to expand information on African Americans and some sports. Twenty-six athletes have been added to the bibliographical section, for a total of 86, and the chapter on teams is entirely new and includes Olympic gold medal teams. The resources section contains lists of organizations and books by sport, while the appendixes list female winners: Olympic gold medalists through 1998, national champions, and NCAA Division I champions. Most holdover biographies have been revised and/or updated, and nearly all include books for further reading. Clearly and entertainingly written, this book successfully escapes a mind-numbing recitation of achievements. An excellent reference for students, middle school through college, that would prove useful and enjoyable for general readers as well.‘Kathryn Ruffle, Coll. of New Caledonia Lib., Prince George, BC (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5 Up-Woolum discusses the history of women's sports, provides overviews of athletes and teams, includes a sport-by-sport annotated bibliography, and offers appendixes full of statistics. This edition features much more information than the original (1992) and captures many of the recent advances that women have made in the sports world. In addition to 26 new biographies, the author has added a chapter on outstanding teams, including the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team, and the 1945 Rockford Peaches (the team portrayed in the movie A League of Their Own). Most of the black-and-white photographs appeared in the previous edition. There are a few shortcomings. Woolum states that Babe Zaharias "...bore the brunt of the stereotypes and prejudices many women athletes faced during this era of American women's sports," but does not elaborate on what these stereotypes and prejudices were or the impact that they had. Also, the columns are reversed in the entry on Evelyn Ashford. Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America (Oryx, 1998) covers much of the same material. Either title would complement the sports reference section of any library.-Barb Lawler, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

Besides listing awards and winners of various sporting events, Woolum in a timely resource on a topic of growing interest provides historical, biographical, and bibliographical information. The historical portion is an excellent overview that summarizes the development of participation by women in American sport. An Olympic section covers inclusion of women and comments on American women in the Olympics. A biographical chapter has essays with bibliographies on 60 individuals chosen by Wollum (including such non-Americans as Olga Korbut) who have influenced or contributed to the growing presence of American women in sport. A bibliographic chapter annotates a variety of books ranging from specific sports to general sources. R. J. Condon's Great Women Athletes of the 20th Century (CH, Mar'92) contains similar biographical information but is more popular in tone. Unfortunately, bibliographies by M. L. Remley (CH, Jun'91) and Michele Shoebridge (1987), both called Women in Sport, are omitted from this otherwise useful listing. Appendixes include lists of Olympic medalists, awards, and championships, and a list of athletes by sport. Good index. Recommended for all public and academic libraries. M. C. Su; Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus

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Reference Books Bulletin Editorial Board, 1998^-99

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JANET WOLLUM is the author of the first edition of Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America. She holds a master of arts degree in womens history from Arizona State University and has been researching and writing on the history of women in sports for more than a decade. Woolum was a member of the 1995 U.S. National Bowling Team and is an Olympic Festival gold medalist.