Active bodies : a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America / Martha H. Verbrugge.
By: Verbrugge, Martha H.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2017Description: xi, 391 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190844134.Other title: History of women's physical education in twentieth-century | History of women's physical education in 20th century.Subject(s): Women physical education teachers | Physical education for women | Discrimination in sports | Women -- Education | Discrimination in sports | Educational equalization | Physical education for women | Physical education teachers | Women physical education teachers | Women -- Education | JKJ.6.AA9Genre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | GV362 .V47 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000011131 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-377) and index.
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.