A locker room of her own : celebrity, sexuality, and female athletes / David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen, editors.

Other author Ogden, David C.
Other author Rosen, Joel Nathan, 1961-
Format Book
PublicationJackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]
Descriptionxxiv, 209 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Women athletes--United States. --Biography.
Lesbian athletes--United States. --Biography.
Women athletes--Sexual behavior. --United States.
Women athletes--United States. --Public opinion.
Public opinion--United States.

Contents Introduction: engaging contested terrain / David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen -- Folklore and fairy tales: Babe Didrikson Zaharias revealed / Martha Reid -- "Take me out to the bellegame": how the AAGPBL gained and maintained its highly respected reputation / Kimberley Young -- The woman who should be king: the simplification of life and career of Billie Jean King / Elizabeth O'Connell -- Venus and Serena Williams: traversing the barriers of the country club world / Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery -- Marion Jones: equity through infamy / Roberta J. Newman and Joel Nathan Rosen -- Paired heroines: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the global stage / Kathleen A. Bishop -- "Raindrops on a window": race and sex and the framing of the Sheryl Swoopes narrative / Lisa Doris Alexander -- Florence Griffith Joyner: sexual politician in a unitard / Yvonne D. Sims -- Racing into the storm: Roberta Gibb, Kathrine Switzer, and women's marathoning / Oren Renick and Lea Robin Velez -- Go mama! Branded by beauty: how Danica Patrick swooned her way into sponsorship / Lisa R. Neilson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Locker room of her own Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013] 9781617038143
LCCN 2012050121
ISBN9781617038136 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN161703813X (cloth : alk. paper)