This skirt won't work! : how women athletes changed their clothes and changed the game /
"Imagine trying to play tennis in a long dress, or swimming laps wearing heavy petticoats! That's how it used to be for girls and women in sports... until a few found a better way! See how women like cyclist Kittie Knox, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and Albertine Lapensee and her Canadian ho...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Naperville, Illinois :
Sourcebooks eXplore,
[2026]
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| Summary: | "Imagine trying to play tennis in a long dress, or swimming laps wearing heavy petticoats! That's how it used to be for girls and women in sports... until a few found a better way! See how women like cyclist Kittie Knox, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and Albertine Lapensee and her Canadian hockey teammates flouted convention and risked scandal to wear things they could move in. They sewed their own knickerbockers, donned sleek swimsuits, and shortened skirts, and in the process helped change society's ideas about what women and girls could wear-and do!"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 4 and up. Grades 2-3. |
| Awards: | Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2026 |
| ISBN: | 9781728267845 1728267846 |