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Rare gems : how four generations of women paved the way for the WNBA
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ISBN: 1637271980 9781637271988 Year: 2024 Publisher: Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books,

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"An expansive and compelling chronicle tracing the rise of modern women's basketball Elvera "Peps" Neuman got lost in the sounds and rhythms of basketball, dribbling and shooting on a hoop affixed to her family's barn in Eden Valley, Minnesota. In the years preceding Title IX, Neuman's dreams of playing the game professionally meant a life away from home on barnstorming tours and even forming a team of her own, the Arkansas Gems. Sixty years later, she got to witness what a sold-out Target Center in downtown Minneapolis looked like on the Friday night of the 2022 Women's Final Four. Neuman's cheers joined with a crowd of 18,268 to send a wall of sound toward the Twin Cities' own Paige Bueckers and her Connecticut teammates. The 5'11 Bueckers may have worn her ponytail a little differently than Neuman, but Neuman certainly saw something of herself in the young superstar. This is the story of the pioneers who shaped so much of the modern infrastructure for women's basketball, whose histories intersect and wind their way through the state of Minnesota. It is the story of forcing open doors-to ensure teams even existed, to allow those teams to play in conditions resembling those men could take for granted, to ensure that the color of your skin or who you love would not be a barrier to building a life centered around basketball. To end the double-standard that treats every undeniable success by women as a one-off, but every setback as a referendum. Four generations of women have played essential and diverse roles: Neuman and her friend and collaborator of a half-century, Vicky Nelson; Cheryl Reeve and her wife, Carley Knox; Lindsay Whalen, Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles, and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx; right through to the future of the game in Bueckers and the stars of tomorrow. Through meticulous research and evocative storytelling, this captivating narrative gives due recognition to the luminaries who ushered in women's basketball's modern era"--


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Women's basketball.
Year: 1999 Publisher: Worcester, MA : Paragraph Communications,

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Worst to first, or a shocking tale of women's basketball in motown
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ISBN: 1281792888 9786611792886 1605572373 9781605572376 9781598002768 Year: 2006 Publisher: Denver, CO : Outskirts Press,

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It was a truly "Shock"ing turnaround! From the worst record in the league to WNBA champions in basketball … this was the history making achievement of the 2003 Detroit Shock. Led by great players like Swin Cash, Ruth Riley, Deanna Nolan and Cheryl Ford, and coached by Detroit Piston legend Bill Laimbeer, the Shock knocked off the defending champions from Los Angeles in a thrilling three game championship final. This book tells the entire history of the Shock through their 2003 season, and also includes general background information on women's basketball. About the Author: Vince Prygoski grew up in Wyandotte, Michigan, then attended Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan. He is currently a librarian at the University of Michigan-Flint.


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Love & basketball

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"Sparks fly both on and off the court in this groundbreaking feature debut by writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood, who elevated the coming-of-age romance by giving honest expression to the challenges female athletes face in a world that doesn't see them as equal. Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps make for one of the most iconic screen couples of the 2000s as the basketball-obsessed next-door neighbors who find love over flirtatious pickup games, fall apart under the strain of high-pressure college hoops and families, and drift in and out of each other's lives as they pursue their twin aspirations of playing professionally. Aided by stellar supporting performances and an eclectic R&B soundtrack, Love & Basketball captures the intoxicating passions, heartbreaking setbacks, and sky-high ambitions that mark a young woman's journey to the top of her game and to lasting love"--

Everyday revolutionaries : working women and the transformation of American life
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ISBN: 0385480253 Year: 1998 Publisher: New York (N.Y.): Doubleday

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The Grads are playing tonight!
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ISBN: 0888647905 9780888647900 9780888646125 0888646127 088864602X 9780888646026 Year: 2011 Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Between 1915 and 1940 the amazing Edmonton Grads dominated women's basketball in Canada. Coached by J. Percy Page, they played over 400 official games, losing only 20; they travelled more than 125,000 miles in Canada, the United States, and Europe; and they crossed the Atlantic three times to defend their world title at exhibition games held in conjunction with the Summer Olympics in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Meticulously researched and documented-including capsule biographies of all 38 women who played for the Grads over the years and over 100 photos-the story of the Edmonton Grads will enthrall fans of sport history and women in sport. Interesting links: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14344 http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/more_sports/clips/4214/ http://www.gocentre.com/edmontons-commercial-grads-basketball-team/ http://www.pc.gc.ca/culture/vancouver2010/page2/Edmonton%20Grads.aspx http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/component/zoo/item/edmonton-grads


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Mad seasons
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ISBN: 1280466340 9786610466344 0803256272 9780803256279 Year: 2006 Publisher: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press

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Thirteen women strong : the making of a team
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ISBN: 0813135052 0813159814 0813173140 9780813173146 9780813135052 0813125154 9780813125152 9780813159812 Year: 2008 Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,

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Thirteen Women Strong: The Making of a Team chronicles the 2006--2007 season of the Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team. Led by a core of upperclassmen and revered head coach Nancy Winstel, the NKU Norse rallied to yet another remarkable season despite injuries and early losses. Author Robert K. Wallace was granted unparalleled access and followed the players through practices, drills, emotional meetings, and, of course, heart-stopping play. Including compelling interviews with the players themselves, Thirteen Women Strong welcomes readers into the lives of young women whose


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When Women Rule the Court : Gender, Race, and Japanese American Basketball
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ISBN: 0813584175 0813584183 9780813584188 9780813584164 9780813584157 0813584167 0813584159 9780813584157 9780813584171 Year: 2017 Publisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press,

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For nearly one hundred years, basketball has been an important part of Japanese American life. Women's basketball holds a special place in the contemporary scene of highly organized and expansive Japanese American leagues in California, in part because these leagues have produced numerous talented female players. Using data from interviews and observations, Nicole Willms explores the interplay of social forces and community dynamics that have shaped this unique context of female athletic empowerment. As Japanese American women have excelled in mainstream basketball, they have emerged as local stars who have passed on the torch by becoming role models and building networks for others.


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The rebounders : a Division I basketball journey
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ISBN: 1496205898 1496205871 9781496205872 9781496205896 9780803296848 0803296843 9781496205889 Year: 2018 Publisher: Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press,

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""The Rebounders" is an up-close look at the contemporary college athletic experience away from the limelight"-- "Unlike the stories of most visible Division I college athletes, Amanda Ottaway's story has more in common with those of the 80 percent of college athletes who are never seen on TV. The Rebounders follows the college career of an average NCAA Division I women's basketball player in the twenty-first century, beginning with the recruiting process when Ottaway is an eager, naive teenager and ending when she's a more contemplative twentysomething alumna. Ottaway's story, along with the journeys of her dynamic Wildcat teammates at Davidson College in North Carolina, covers in engaging detail the life of a mid-major athlete: recruitment, the preseason, body image and eating disorders, schoolwork, family relationships, practice, love lives, team travel, game day, injuries, drug and alcohol use, coaching changes, and what comes after the very last game. In addition to the everyday issues of being a student athlete, The Rebounders also covers the objectification of female athletes, race, sexuality, and self-expression. Most college athletes, famous or not, play hard, get hurt, fail, and triumph together in a profound love of their sport and one another, and then their careers end and they figure out how to move on. From concussions and minor injuries to classrooms, parties, and relationships, Ottaway understands the experience of a Division I women's basketball player firsthand. The Reboundersis, at its core, a feminist coming-of-age story, an exploration of what it means to be a young woman who loves a sport and is on a course of self-discovery through that medium."--

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