The Resource Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win, written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky
Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win, written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky
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The item Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win, written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 9 library branches.
- Summary
- "Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league. Covering more than forty sports, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about notable women's teams throughout history, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and muscle anatomy. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for the next generation of athletes"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 127 pages
- Contents
-
- Marion Ladewig (1914-2010)
- Toni Stone (1921-1996)
- Althea Gibson (1927-2003)
- Ann Calvello (1929-2006)
- Beryl Burton (1937-1996)
- Sue Sally Hale (1937-2003)
- Junko Tabei (1939-2016)
- Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)
- Muscle anatomy
- Jody Conradt (1941- )
- Timeline
- Billie Jean King (1943- )
- Patti McGee (1945- )
- Anita Defrantz (1952- )
- Flo Hyman (1954-1986)
- Susan Butcher (1954-2006)
- Bev Francis (1955- )
- Nadia Comǎneci (1961- )
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962- )
- Julie Krone (1963- )
- Bonnie Blair (1964- )
- Madge Syers (1881-1917)
- Violet Palmer (1964- )
- Pay and media statistics
- Anjali Bhagwat (1969- )
- Chantal Petitclerc (1969- )
- Kim Soo-Nyung (1971- )
- Kristi Yamaguchi (1971- )
- Layne Beachley (1972- )
- Mia Hamm (1972- )
- Lisa Leslie (1972- )
- Manon Rhéaume (1972- )
- Tiny Broadwick (1893-1978)
- Deng Yaping (1973- )
- Valentina Vezzali (1974- )
- Ellen Macarthur (1976- )
- Influential sports teams
- Melissa Stockwell (1980- )
- Serena Williams (1981- )
- Danica Patrick (1982- )
- Nicola Adams (1982- )
- Mithali Raj (1982- )
- Kelly Clark (1983- )
- Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904-1969)
- Lindsey Vonn (1984- )
- Ronda Rousey (1987- )
- Ashley Fiolek (1990- )
- Mariana Pajón (1991- )
- Katie Ledecky (1997- )
- Simone Biles (1997- )
- More women in sports
- Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003)
- Aileen Riggin (1906-2002)
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
- Keiko Fukuda (1913-2013)
- Isbn
- 9781607749783
- Label
- Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win
- Title
- Women in sports
- Title remainder
- 50 fearless athletes who played to win
- Statement of responsibility
- written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky
- Subject
-
- Biography
- Biography
- History
- History
- Illustrated works
- Illustrated works
- Juvenile works
- Juvenile works
- Women Olympic athletes
- Women Olympic athletes
- Women Olympic athletes -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature
- Women athletes
- Women athletes
- Women athletes -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Women Olympic athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league. Covering more than forty sports, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about notable women's teams throughout history, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and muscle anatomy. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for the next generation of athletes"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1989-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ignotofsky, Rachel
- Dewey number
- 796.092/52
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women athletes
- Women Olympic athletes
- Women athletes
- Women Olympic athletes
- Women athletes
- Women Olympic athletes
- Women athletes
- Women Olympic athletes
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win, written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Marion Ladewig (1914-2010)
- Toni Stone (1921-1996)
- Althea Gibson (1927-2003)
- Ann Calvello (1929-2006)
- Beryl Burton (1937-1996)
- Sue Sally Hale (1937-2003)
- Junko Tabei (1939-2016)
- Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)
- Muscle anatomy
- Jody Conradt (1941- )
- Timeline
- Billie Jean King (1943- )
- Patti McGee (1945- )
- Anita Defrantz (1952- )
- Flo Hyman (1954-1986)
- Susan Butcher (1954-2006)
- Bev Francis (1955- )
- Nadia Comǎneci (1961- )
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962- )
- Julie Krone (1963- )
- Bonnie Blair (1964- )
- Madge Syers (1881-1917)
- Violet Palmer (1964- )
- Pay and media statistics
- Anjali Bhagwat (1969- )
- Chantal Petitclerc (1969- )
- Kim Soo-Nyung (1971- )
- Kristi Yamaguchi (1971- )
- Layne Beachley (1972- )
- Mia Hamm (1972- )
- Lisa Leslie (1972- )
- Manon Rhéaume (1972- )
- Tiny Broadwick (1893-1978)
- Deng Yaping (1973- )
- Valentina Vezzali (1974- )
- Ellen Macarthur (1976- )
- Influential sports teams
- Melissa Stockwell (1980- )
- Serena Williams (1981- )
- Danica Patrick (1982- )
- Nicola Adams (1982- )
- Mithali Raj (1982- )
- Kelly Clark (1983- )
- Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904-1969)
- Lindsey Vonn (1984- )
- Ronda Rousey (1987- )
- Ashley Fiolek (1990- )
- Mariana Pajón (1991- )
- Katie Ledecky (1997- )
- Simone Biles (1997- )
- More women in sports
- Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003)
- Aileen Riggin (1906-2002)
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
- Keiko Fukuda (1913-2013)
- Control code
- ocn961249326
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 127 pages
- Isbn
- 9781607749783
- Lccn
- 2016055531
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Label
- Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win, written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Marion Ladewig (1914-2010)
- Toni Stone (1921-1996)
- Althea Gibson (1927-2003)
- Ann Calvello (1929-2006)
- Beryl Burton (1937-1996)
- Sue Sally Hale (1937-2003)
- Junko Tabei (1939-2016)
- Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)
- Muscle anatomy
- Jody Conradt (1941- )
- Timeline
- Billie Jean King (1943- )
- Patti McGee (1945- )
- Anita Defrantz (1952- )
- Flo Hyman (1954-1986)
- Susan Butcher (1954-2006)
- Bev Francis (1955- )
- Nadia Comǎneci (1961- )
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962- )
- Julie Krone (1963- )
- Bonnie Blair (1964- )
- Madge Syers (1881-1917)
- Violet Palmer (1964- )
- Pay and media statistics
- Anjali Bhagwat (1969- )
- Chantal Petitclerc (1969- )
- Kim Soo-Nyung (1971- )
- Kristi Yamaguchi (1971- )
- Layne Beachley (1972- )
- Mia Hamm (1972- )
- Lisa Leslie (1972- )
- Manon Rhéaume (1972- )
- Tiny Broadwick (1893-1978)
- Deng Yaping (1973- )
- Valentina Vezzali (1974- )
- Ellen Macarthur (1976- )
- Influential sports teams
- Melissa Stockwell (1980- )
- Serena Williams (1981- )
- Danica Patrick (1982- )
- Nicola Adams (1982- )
- Mithali Raj (1982- )
- Kelly Clark (1983- )
- Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904-1969)
- Lindsey Vonn (1984- )
- Ronda Rousey (1987- )
- Ashley Fiolek (1990- )
- Mariana Pajón (1991- )
- Katie Ledecky (1997- )
- Simone Biles (1997- )
- More women in sports
- Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003)
- Aileen Riggin (1906-2002)
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
- Keiko Fukuda (1913-2013)
- Control code
- ocn961249326
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 127 pages
- Isbn
- 9781607749783
- Lccn
- 2016055531
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
Subject
- Biography
- Biography
- History
- History
- Illustrated works
- Illustrated works
- Juvenile works
- Juvenile works
- Women Olympic athletes
- Women Olympic athletes
- Women Olympic athletes -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature
- Women athletes
- Women athletes
- Women athletes -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Women Olympic athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
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