A history of basketball for girls and women : from bloomers to big leagues /

A history of basketball for girls and women : from bloomers to big leagues /

Traces the development of women's basketball, from its beginnings at Smith College to today's Women's National Basketball Association.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lannin, Joanne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Lerner Sports, [2000]
Subjects:
Basketball for women > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Basketball for girls > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Basketball for women > History.
Table of Contents:
  • A girls' game from the beginning
  • Basketball travels West and South
  • Changing the rules
  • The roller coaster of the roaring '20s
  • Babe and Texas league basketball
  • Basketball grows like corn in Iowa
  • The AAU era
  • A time of change
  • Olympian promise, professional failure
  • Growing pains in the '80s
  • Into the spotlight
  • Into the future.