A Locker Room of Her Own: Celebrity, Sexuality, and Female Athletes
A Locker Room of Her Own: Celebrity, Sexuality, and Female Athletes
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Abstract
Female athletes are too often perceived as interlopers in the historically male-dominated world of sports. Obstacles specific to women are of particular focus in this book. Race, sexual orientation, and the similar qualities ancillary to gender require special exploration of the way they impact an athlete’s story. Central to the book is the contention that women in their role as inherent outsiders are placed in a unique position even more complicated than the usual experiences of inequality and discord associated with race and sports. The contributors explore and critique the notion that in order to be considered among the pantheon of athletic heroes one cannot deviate from the traditional demographic profile, that of the white male. These essays look specifically and critically at the nature of gender and sexuality within the contested nexus of race, reputation, and sport. The collection explores the reputations of iconic and pioneering sports figures and the cultural and social forces that helped to forge their unique and often problematic legacies. Women athletes discussed in this volume include Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the women of the AAGPBL, Billie Jean King, Venus and Serena Williams, Marion Jones, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, Sheryl Swoopes, Florence Griffith Joyner, Roberta Gibb and Kathrine Switzer, and Danica Patrick.
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Front Matter
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Folklore and Fairy Tales: Babe didrikson zaharias revealed
Martha Reid
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“Take Me Out to The Bellegame”: How the AAGPBL Gained and Maintained Its Highly Respected Reputation
Kimberly Young
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The Woman Who Should Be King: The Simplification of the Life and Career of Billie Jean King
Elizabeth O’Connell
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Venus and Serena Williams: Traversing the barriers of the country club world
Earl Smith andAngela J Hattery
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Marion Jones: Equity through Infamy
Roberta J. Newman andJoel Nathan Rosen
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Paired Heroines: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the Global Stage
Kathleen A. Bishop
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“Raindrops on a Window”: Race and Sex and the Framing of the Sheryl Swoopes Narrative
Lisa Doris Alexander
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Florence Griffith Joyner: Sexual Politician in a Unitard
Yvonne D. Sims
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Racing into the Storm: Roberta gibb, kathrine switzer, and women’s marathoning
Oren Renick andLea Robin Velez
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Go Mama! Branded By Beauty: How Danica Patrick Swooned Her Way into Sponsorship
Lisa R. Neilson
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Afterword: The Goddess Dethroned
Jack Lule
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