Women in Sports - Individual Sports
History of Women in Individual Sports -- Auto racing, boxing, golf, gymnastics, martial arts, skating and tennis.
Gymnastics: Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton biography - winner of the 1984 all-around women's gymnastics event at the 1984 Olympics.
Mary Lou Retton biography - winner of the 1984 all-around women's gymnastics event at the 1984 Olympics.
Swimming: Watermarks - A Review
A review of the documentary Watermarks, the story of women swimmers of the Austrian Jewish sports club, Hakoah, before Hitler's takeover of Austria.
A review of the documentary Watermarks, the story of women swimmers of the Austrian Jewish sports club, Hakoah, before Hitler's takeover of Austria.
Flyfishing: Dame Juliana Berners
Article on flyfishing history ponders whether "Dam Julyans Barnes" wrote the 15th century fishing treatise credited to her.
Article on flyfishing history ponders whether "Dam Julyans Barnes" wrote the 15th century fishing treatise credited to her.
Gymnastics: Nadia Comaneci
Famous photo of gymnast Nadia Comaneci in her Olympic triumph, 1976. Part of Time 100 Sports Moments.
Famous photo of gymnast Nadia Comaneci in her Olympic triumph, 1976. Part of Time 100 Sports Moments.
Martial Arts: Women Warriors of Japan
History of women in Japanese martial arts, from early and medieval Japanese history through contemporary competitive martial arts.
History of women in Japanese martial arts, from early and medieval Japanese history through contemporary competitive martial arts.
Rodeo: Women's Professional Rodeo Association
Founded in 1948 in Texas as the Girls Rodeo Association, this group "is the oldest organization of female professional athletes in America and the only one controlled and managed entirely by women."
Founded in 1948 in Texas as the Girls Rodeo Association, this group "is the oldest organization of female professional athletes in America and the only one controlled and managed entirely by women."
Surfing: Legendary Women of the Wooden Era
Kaneamuna, Ka‘ahumanu, Kaiulaini, Josephine Pratt, Mildred Turner, Dowsett Sisters, Leslie Lemon, Isabel Letham, Beatrice Newport and Mary Ann Hawkins.
Kaneamuna, Ka‘ahumanu, Kaiulaini, Josephine Pratt, Mildred Turner, Dowsett Sisters, Leslie Lemon, Isabel Letham, Beatrice Newport and Mary Ann Hawkins.