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Active bodies : a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America / Martha H. Verbrugge

Catalog Data

Author:
Verbrugge, Martha H  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 391 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2012
C2012
Contents:
Introduction: body, science, and difference in the gym -- "Who is that woman?": female physical educators, 1890s-1940s -- Active womanhood and the science of sex differences, 1890s-1940s -- Gym periods and monthly periods, 1900-1940 -- Gender, race, and equity: Howard University and the University of Nebraska -- "The joy of hard play": competitive activities for college women, 1920s-1950s -- Separate and unequal: the public schools of Washington, D.C., 1890s-1950s -- "It's just the gym": female physical educators, 1950-2005 -- Physical fairness: science, feminism, and sex differences, 1950-2005 -- Exercising caution: physical activity and reproductive health, 1940-2005 -- Conclusion: justice in the gym
Topic:
Women physical education teachers  Search this
Physical education teachers  Search this
Physical education for women  Search this
Discrimination in sports  Search this
Women--Education  Search this
Educational equalization  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1008073