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A History of Women's Boxing traces the history of the sport back to the 1700s, through the 2012 Olympic Games when women were first allowed to box, and up to the present. Rich in detail and exhaustively researched, this book illuminates the struggles, obstacles, and successes of the women who f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Malissa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Temas:
Women boxers.
Boxing > History.
Boxeuses.
Boxe > Histoire.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Boxing
Women boxers
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • She-devils and Amazonian tigresses : women enter the boxing ring
  • Victorian ladies boxing
  • Boxing, women, and the mores of change
  • Encountering the modern : Flappers, Mae West, and the war years
  • Boxing in the Age of the "Mighty Atom"
  • Burning bras, taking on the "sheriff," and winning the right to fight
  • A ring of their own
  • These ladies love the ring
  • Christy Martin and the pinking of the velvet ropes
  • Women's boxing and the fame game
  • The amateurs
  • The state of things : 1722 to 2012 and beyond.

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