Active bodies : a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America /
During the twentieth century, opportunities for exercise and sports grew significantly for girls and women in the United States. Among the key figures who influenced this revolution were female physical educators. Drawing on extensive archival research, Active Bodies examines the ideas, experiences,...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
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Table of 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.