Nike is a Goddess
Subtitle: The History of Women in Sports
Contributors: Lissa Smith (Editor); Mariah Burton Nelson (Introduction)
Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed edition
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: October 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780871137616
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Sports & Outdoor Recreation; Women's studies; Women athletes; Sports & Recreation; Sports; Women's Studies - General; History; Women's Studies - History; Sports & Recreation / History; Social aspects; Sports for women; United States
First sentence: Almost anyone can run or jump, but few can make a sport of it, and even fewer command attention because of the speed, height, or distance they achieve in such rudimentary skills.