Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics
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Book Overview
The 1932 Olympic games took place in Los Angeles in the depths of the Great Depression; that they were held at all falls barely short of miraculous. The United States sent thirty-seven women to compete--seventeen swimmers, seventeen track and field athletes, and three fencers. It was not easy, and far from acceptable, for a woman to be an athlete in 1932. As late as April 1931 the International Olympic Committee seriously considered eliminating women's...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0295975539
ISBN13:9780295975535
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.12 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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Eye Opening
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I love this book! Mrs. Pickett-Phillips was my elementary school principal in Ford Heights , Illinois and was a great educator and woman. Too bad She never got a chance to actually compete. It was definitely an eye opening experience to read what really happened in 1932. I highly recommend this book and urge The USOC to right this overdue wrong!
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