In a league of her own : celebrating female firsts in the world of sports
(2024)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
796.09252/LAFLIN,B

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 796.09252/LAFLIN,B Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
©2024
DESCRIPTION

ix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781538171523, 153817152X :, 153817152X, 9781538171523
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Includes index

Foreword / by Angela King-Twitero and Sadie Foskett -- Introduction -- Billie Jean King: tennis player -- Nancy Lieberman: basketball player -- Jayne Kennedy: sports broadcaster -- Martha Josey: barrel racer -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee: track and field Olympian -- Mary Lou Retton: Olympic gymnast -- Amy Trask: NFL executive -- Julie Krone: jockey -- Manon Rhéaume: Canadian ice hockey goaltender -- Laila Ali: professional boxer -- Trish Stratus: professional wrestler/sports entertainer -- Renel Brooks-Moon: public address announcer for the San Francisco Giants -- Danica Patrick: race car driver -- Melissa Stockwell: Paralympian -- Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir: former collegiate basketball player -- Jeanie Buss: owner of the Los Angeles Lakers -- Rachel Balkovec: baseball manager in the New York Yankees organization -- Rachel Luba: sports agent -- Katie Sowers: NFL coach

"In A League of Her Own shares the inspiring stories of nineteen groundbreaking women in the world of sports. Using exclusive interviews and her own unique lens, former NBA scout and NFL cheerleader Bonnie-Jill Laflin captures the remarkable life journeys of these iconic women whose bravery and hard work have changed the face of sports and culture"--

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