An edition of Finding a Way to Play (2015)

Finding a Way to Play

The Pioneering Spirit of Women in Basketball

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An edition of Finding a Way to Play (2015)

Finding a Way to Play

The Pioneering Spirit of Women in Basketball

Finding a Way to Play is an award-winning book, full of stories about women who have gone to great lengths to play the game of basketball. Within its pages you will read about:

  • Early pioneers who played despite concerns about risks to health and femininity
  • Black and Native American women who endured racial discrimination as they searched for opportunities to play
  • Lesbians who hid their identities for fear of being denied the chance to play or coach
  • Women over 50 who ignored aches and pains to rediscover the joys of a childhood passion.

Readers will come away with an understanding of the roads women have traveled to bring the game into the future. Those who grew up before Title IX may find themselves or loved ones in the stories of women who kept the earlier flame alive.

Publish Date
Publisher
Portlandia Press
Pages
191

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First Sentence

"Many basketball fans have heard the story: James Naismith invented basketball one winter day in 1891 as a way to keep his stir-crazy, YMCA students in Springfield, Massachusetts, happy when the ground was covered with snow and the weather didn't permit going outside."

Table of Contents

Introduction.
A Game For Girls From the Beginning. 14
Basketball Moves West. 22
The Backlash Begins. 34
Harlem Roots. 44
The Roller Coaster of the 1920s. 56
The Babe's Legacy. 68
The Game Grows Like Corn in Iowa. 76
On the Road. 86
The Mighty Macs Lead the Way. 98
Going For Gold. 112
A League of Their Own, Briefly. 124
Out in the Open. 136
Cashing in. 148
A Bridge Made of Basketballs. 166
A Game for Life. 180
Index. 192
References. 201
Photo credits. 205

Edition Notes

Published in
Newcastle, Maine, USA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.323

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
191
Dimensions
8.75 x 6 x .5 inches
Weight
12.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL31837847M
ISBN 13
9780996585705

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