Stanley, Gregory K.
The Rise and Fall of the Sportswoman

Women's Health, Fitness, and Athletics, 1860-1940.

This study 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. 159 Seiten, broschiert (American University Studies. Series IX: History; Vol. 180/Peter Lang Verlag 1996) Mängelexemplar/near mint