The rise and fall of the sportswoman
Subtitle: women's health, fitness, and athletics, 1860-1940
By: Gregory Kent Stanley.
Series: American university studies.; v. 180
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Sports for women -- United States -- Public opinion -- History.; Physical fitness for women -- United States -- Public opinion -- History.; Physical education for women -- United States -- Public opinion -- History.; Women -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Public opinion -- History.; Public opinion -- United States.
Description: The Rise and Fall of the Sportswoman examines health and fitness advice for American women in the years 1860-1940. It describes the factors that propelled the sportswoman to the level of a highly visible cultural symbol. Blending together medical, educational, social, and cultural history, it also discusses how this symbol eventually collapsed, all but disappearing from the landscape of American social thought.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-155) and index.