Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win

Author(s): Rachel Ignotofsky

Sport & Transport

Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than forty sports. The athletes featured include well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men's league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee. The book also contains information on topics that sporty women want to know about such as muscle anatomy, a timeline of women's participation in sports, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and influential women's teams. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for today's athletes.

$29.99 AUD

Stock: 0


Add to Wishlist


Product Information

RACHEL IGNOTOFSKY is an illustrator and designer. She graduated from Tyler School of Art's graphic design program and formerly worked as a senior designer and illustrator at Hallmark Greetings. Rachel and her work have been featured in many print and online media outlets such as Babble, The Huffington Post, Scientific American, and Buzzfeed. She is the author of Women in Science.

General Fields

  • : 9781607749783
  • : Ten Speed Press
  • : Ten Speed Press
  • : 0.580598
  • : April 2017
  • : 229mm X 191mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Rachel Ignotofsky
  • : Hardback
  • : 54 illustrations