Title
From Weak Woman to New Woman and Back: The Long Struggle to Legitimize Women Athletes in the U.S.
Course
HIST-481/482 SI: Research Tutorial
Document Type
Student Paper
Publication Date
2017
Disciplines
American Popular Culture | History of Gender | Other Film and Media Studies | Social History | United States History | Women's History | Women's Studies
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
This paper details the complicated history of women in sport by looking at the changing popular image of women athletes from the late 19th century to today.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
DeBord, Rashaun. "From Weak Woman to New Woman and Back: The Long Struggle to Legitimize Women Athletes in the U.S." (2017). Audre Lorde Writing Prize.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/wollstonecraftaward/20
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Included in
American Popular Culture Commons, History of Gender Commons, Other Film and Media Studies Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons, Women's Studies Commons
Comments
1st Place Winner, Long Analytical Essay, 2017