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Active bodies : a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America
- Title
- Active bodies : a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America / Martha H. Verbrugge.
- Author
- Verbrugge, Martha H.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 13-2732 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 391 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Alternative Title
- History of women's physical education in twentieth-century
- History of women's physical education in 20th century
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-377) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-2732
- ISBN
- 9780195168792 (alk. paper)
- 0195168798 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011030958
- OCLC
- 746618685
- Author
- Verbrugge, Martha H.
- Title
- Active bodies : a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America / Martha H. Verbrugge.
- Imprint
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-377) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-2732