Women in Sports

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Immodest and Sensational 150 Years of Canadian Women in Sports James Lorimer and Company	With the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team and other high-profile female athletes in recent years drawing a healthy share of the sports media limelight, there is a perception that …	M. Ann Hall	96	2008	View
From Introduction From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	1860s-1870s. Outlines early physical activities and sports that women engaged in in Canada, outlines availability to European women and what Indigenous women participated in as part of their …	M. Ann Hall	7	2008	$0.70 Add
From Cycling to Emancipation From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	1880-1899. Examines the history of cycling in Canada and how a woman riding a bicycle in the 1890s became the epitome of the New Woman	M. Ann Hall	9	2008	$0.90 Add
From Modern Mannish Maidens From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	1890-1920. Looks at the media take on women playing sports in the 1890s. Looks at the development of more prevalent women athletes and women’s team sports in Canadian including tennis, …	M. Ann Hall	14	2008	$1.40 Add
From Girls’ Sport Run by Girls From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	The 1920s had brought significant change to Canadian women’s sport with the growth of teams and leagues, especially those sponsored by industrial concerns, the beginning of international …	M. Ann Hall	14	2008	$1.40 Add
From Pushing the Boundaries From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at an analysis of women’s sports columnists in the 1930s and the women writers who defeneded women’s sports and female athletes	M. Ann Hall	10	2008	$1.00 Add
From Sweetheart Heroines From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	1940-1955. Examines the effect of the war on women’s sports and how the immidiate post-war period was characterized by a remarkable emphasis on beauty, grace, femininity and, for some …	M. Ann Hall	10	2008	$1.00 Add
From Favourite Daughters and Competing Mothers From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	Examines some of the most accomplished female athletes of the 1950s	M. Ann Hall	12	2008	$1.20 Add
From Unrecognized Champions and Media Darlings From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the shift in media coverage of women’s sport in the 1960s and 70s. Outlines those who did not receive media attention and showcases a shift in reporting to one taking female …	M. Ann Hall	12	2008	$1.20 Add
From Fighting for Gender Equality From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	Examines feminist activism in women’s sports in canada from 1970 to 2008	M. Ann Hall	10	2008	$1.00 Add
From Epilogue From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	Notes the problems with comparison of women’s sports to men’s sports and profiling the few to ignore the thousands of other athletes	M. Ann Hall	4	2008	$0.40 Add