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.
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Publisher
Peter Lang
ISBN-13
9780820441160
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128977688
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Author
Gregory Kent Stanley
Publication Name
The Rise and Fall of the Sportswoman: Women's Health, Fitness, and Athletics, 1860-1940