Title: The Rise and Fall of the Sportswoman
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: Public opinion, History, Health and hygiene, Sports for women, Physical education for women, Women, Physical fitness for women, Women, health and hygiene, Women, history, modern period, 1600-, Women athletes, Physical fitness, Public opinion, united states, Physical Education and Training, Women's Health
Places: United States
LC classification: GV709.18.U6 S82 1996