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Dare to Make History : Chasing a Dream and Fighting for Equity by Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDiversion Publishing Corp.
ISBN-10163576727X
ISBN-139781635767278
eBay Product ID (ePID)6038398747
Product Key Features
Book TitleDare to Make History : Chasing a Dream and Fighting for Equity
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicWomen, General, Olympics & Paralympics, Sports
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMonique Lamoureux-Morando, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"This book takes you on Jocelyne and Monique's wild ride to success and what it took to get there. It's more than a story about hockey or sports. It's more than a story of hard work, determination, and embracing adversity. This is a story of clear and serious purpose." - Mika Brzezinski, Co-host, MSNBC's Morning Joe "Parents who want their children to succeed in sports will find this book instructive, but more importantly, parents who want their children to succeed in life as good, honest, and brave humans will find this book invaluable and truly inspirational." - Heidi Heitkamp, Former US Senator (D-ND) "For anyone looking for a blueprint on how to turn hard work into gold, this is an extraordinary story about a family believing in one another. The Lamoureux twins champion a cause bigger than themselves--fighting for gender equity. These stories leave you wanting more." - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track & Field Olympic Champion "Beyond the twins' gripping account at the 2018 Olympics, they explain that winning Gold was just part of the journey. They accomplished their goal of leaving the game in a more equitable place for the girls who would come after them. They are champions in life!" - Julie Foudy, ESPN analyst, Two-time World Cup and Olympic Soccer Champion
SynopsisThe Lamoureux twins--Olympic gold medalists on the historic 2018 US women's ice hockey team--tell their story of grit and determination, from youth hockey dominated by boys to the big business of elite international sports, fighting for gender equity in hockey, sports, and beyond. Dare to Make History is the story of two courageous and talented women who weren't willing to accept anything less than being treated as equals. On their journey to a gold medal in women's ice hockey, they became role models for generations before and after them. Twins Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando started playing ice hockey with their four older brothers and their friends on a frozen pond next to their home in North Dakota. No girls hockey teams, no problemthey just played on boys teams. They went on to win six World Championships and played in three Olympics, winning two silver medals and ultimately a gold medal in South Korea in 2018 for the USA Women's National Team. They did not allow roadblocks and discrimination deter them from taking on their governing body--USA Hockey--threatening to boycott the 2017 World Championships and jeopardizing their ability to compete in the 2018 Olympics unless their gender equity issues were addressed. The success of Monique, Jocelyne, and their team thrust them into the center of the struggle for gender equity, for women in hockey and in sports in general, as well as in society at large. In Dare to Make History , the Lamoureux twins chronicle their journey to the pinnacle of their sport, their efforts along with almost 150 other hockey players to start a new professional women's hockey league, their training to come back and make another national team after giving birth, their tireless efforts to advance the interests of disadvantaged communities in closing the digital divide, and their ongoing contributions as role models championing the dreams of future generations of girls in sports, education, and the workplace. This is not a hockey book. It is not a girls book. It is a book about the importance of the fight for equity, particularly gender equity. It is the inspirational story of how two young women from a small town in North Dakota have dreamed big--had the courage to take on huge battles--and in the end how they have dared to make history., The Lamoureux twins--Olympic gold medalists on the historic 2018 US women's ice hockey team--tell their story of grit and determination, from youth hockey dominated by boys to the big business of elite international sports, fighting for gender equity in hockey, sports, and beyond.
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