Freeing the female body : inspirational icons /

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Stories of remarkable women who devoted their lives to the cause of women's physical liberation are told in this volume. They each shared the same ambition: to free women's bodies through sport. Scholars have studied the paradoxical importance of sport in both reinforcing the male-dominate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mangan, J. A., Fan, Hong, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2001.
Colección:Sport in the global society.
Temas:
Physical education for women > Social aspects > History.
Feminism > History.
Feminists > Biography.
Éducation physique féminine > Aspect social > Histoire.
Féminisme > Histoire.
Féministes > Biographies.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Feminism.
Feminists.
Physical education for women > Social aspects.
Frauensport
Sozialgeschichte
Aufsatzsammlung
Feminismus
Körper
Frau
Sporters.
Vrouwelijk lichaam.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'All the freedom of the boy': Elizabeth Cady Stanton, nineteenth-century architect of women's rights / Roberta J. Park
  • A martyr for modernity: Qiu Jin, feminist, warrior and revolutionary / Fan Hong and J.A. Mangan
  • A militant Madonna: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, feminism and physical culture / Patricia Vertinsky
  • A lifetime of campaigning: Ettie Rout, emancipationist beyond the pale / Jane Tolerton
  • Breaking bounds: Alice Profé, radical and emancipationist / Gertrud Pfister
  • At the heart of a new profession: Margaret Stansfeld, a radical English educationalist / Richard Smart
  • Alexandrine Gibb: in 'no man's land of sport' / M. Ann Hall
  • A glittering icon of fascist femininity: Trebisonda 'Ondina' Valla / Gigliola Gori
  • Ignoring taboos: Maria Lenk, Latin American inspirationalist / Sebastião Votre and Ludmila Mourão
  • In pursuit of empowerment: Sensei Nellie Kleinsmidt, race and gender challenges in South Africa / Denise E.M. Jones
  • Epilogue- prospects for the new millennium: women, emancipation and the body / J.A. Mangan.

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