Women and sports in the United States: a documentary reader

Importance of sport. Benefits : why sports participation for girls and women / Women's Sports Foundation

Climbing through the glass ceiling / Chuck Tanowitz

I am woman, see me (sweat)! Older woman and sport / Maureen M. Smith

Illini paralympian is racing to help Russian adoptees / Sean Hammond

Women's soccer is a feminist issue / Maggie Mertens

Sport has huge potential to empower women and girls / Lakshmi Puri

Biological and physical considerations. Women in the water : they love to flounder but few become good swimmers / Anonymous, New York Times

Sport, physical training, and womanhood / Stephan K. Westmann

Does the menstrual cycle affect sporting performance? / James McIntosh

Position statement on girls and women in sports / Lyle Micheli, Angela Smith, Francisco Biosca, and Patricia Sangenis, with Mark Jenkins

Girls suffer sports concussions at a higher rate than boys. Why is that overlooked? / Marjorie A. Snyder

Women's sport : what everyone needs to know / Jaime Schultz

Female athletes dope, too / Ian McMahan

Psychological issues. Mental health and well-being / E.J. Staurowsky, M.J. DeSousa, K.E. Miller, D. Sabo, S. Shakib, N. Theberge, P. Veliz, A. Weaver, and N. Williams

Sports participation and positive correlates in African American, Latino, and White girls / Susan C. Duncan, Lisa A. Strycker, and Nigel R. Chaumeton

Pressure of pulling your own weight in rowing / D'arcy Maine

Shouts from the stands : a letter to USA swimming about gender stereotypes / Kelsey Theriault

Trends in gender-related research in sport and exercise psychology / Nicole M. Lavoi

Sex, gender, and the rules of inclusion. Is gender segregation in sports necessary? / Alice Sanders

Wimbledon has sent me a message : I'm only a second-class champion / Venus Williams

So what if some female Olympians have high testosterone? / Jaime Schultz

Hyperandrogenism and women versus women versus men in sport : a Q & A with Joanna Harper / Ross Tucker

On the team : equal opportunity for transgender student athletes / Pat Griffin and Helen J. Carroll

Athletes performing masculinities and femininities. All American Girls Professional Baseball League rules of contact, 1943-1954 / All American Girls Professional Baseball League

Debunking the "throw like a girl" myth / Jenn Savedge

Playing "too womany" and the problem of masculinity in sport / Joanna L. Grossman and Deborah L. Brake

Living the paradox : female athletes negotiate femininity and muscularity / Vikki Krane, Precilla Y.L. Choi, Shannon M. Baird, Christine M. Aimar, and Kerrie J. Kauer

Something to cheer about? / Jaime Schultz

Sexualities and sport. Women in sports should look beautiful / Paul Gallico

Athletes and magazine spreads : does sexy mean selling out? / Laura Pappano

2012 Harvard men's soccer team produced sexually explicit "scouting report" on female recruits / C. Ramsey Fahs

Stronger together / Kelsey Clayman, Brooke Dickens, Alika Keene, Emily Mosbacher, Lauren Varela, and Haley Washburn

Changing the game : homophobia, sexism, and lesbians in sport / Pat Griffin

Gag orders on sexuality / Allie Grasgreen

Devastating report details toxic culture that led to the worst sex abuse scandal in U.S. sports / Lindsay Gibbs

Intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender. "Cinderellas" of sport : Black women in track and field / Susan Cahn

One-legged leotards and tiger striped fingernails : Florence Griffith-Joyner and the representation of Black femininity / Lindsay Parks Pieper

Finishing last : girls of color and school sports opportunities / National Women's Law Center and Poverty and Race Research Action Council

America's painful journey from prejudice to greatness in women's gymnastics / Celisa Calacal and Lindsay Gibbs

All about Eve on ice : creating a new Olympic rivalry between blonde girls, just in time / Andi Zeisler

Media fail to give real first Asian American Olympic gold medalist her due / Devin Israel Cabanilla

On the rez / Ian Frazier

Women, sport, and the media. Women play sport, but not on TV : a longitudinal study of televised news media / Cherul Cooky, Michael A. Messner, and Robin H. Hextrum

Depicting the sporting body : the intersection of gender, race, and disability in women's sport/fitness magazines / Marie Hardin, Susan Lynn, and Kristie Walsdorf

How to talk about female Olympians without being a regressive creep : a handy guide / Lindy West

Breaking : women in hijab play sports / Shireen Ahmed

Women in sports media face unrelenting sexism in challenges to their expertise and opinions / Julie Dicardo

Current status and recommendations for the future. Title IX and athletics : leveling the playing field leads to long-term success / National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education

Forty-five years of Title IX : the status of women in intercollegiate athletics / Amy S. Wilson

Girls' participation in physical activities and sports : benefits, patterns, influences, and ways forward / R. Bailey, I. Wellard, and H. Dismore

Women in Olympic and paralympic games : an analysis of participation, leadership, and media coverage / E.J. Houghton, L.P. Pieper, and M.M. Smith.

Strategies for change / Feminist Majority Foundation.