Strong Women
Inspirational athletes at the top of their game
Published on 12. October 2023
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-80279-225-6 (ISBN)
Description
Overpower. Overtake. Overcome. - Serena Williams
Throughout history, every woman pulling on spikes, lacing up boots and picking up a racquet has been a rebel - and this explosive book aims to uncover the often hidden histories behind 50 of these incredible pioneers.
From the first Black woman to be a professional softball player, Betty Chapman, to the iconic 'Battle of the Sexes' match won by Billie Jean King, and from trans trailblazer Laurel Hubbard to Emma Raducanu's unforgettable US Open win, award-winning sports journalist Suzanne Wrack celebrates sporting giants at the absolute top of their games.
Throughout history, every woman pulling on spikes, lacing up boots and picking up a racquet has been a rebel - and this explosive book aims to uncover the often hidden histories behind 50 of these incredible pioneers.
From the first Black woman to be a professional softball player, Betty Chapman, to the iconic 'Battle of the Sexes' match won by Billie Jean King, and from trans trailblazer Laurel Hubbard to Emma Raducanu's unforgettable US Open win, award-winning sports journalist Suzanne Wrack celebrates sporting giants at the absolute top of their games.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
180 clr and b&w photos and illus
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80279-225-6 (9781802792256)
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E-Book
10/2023
Welbeck
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Person
Suzanne Wrack is the women's football writer for the Guardian. An accredited football reporter and member of the SJA, Football Writer's Association and Women in Football, she won a place on the first ever Women in Journalism mentoring scheme in 2016.
Suzanne was highly commended in the Media Initiative of the Year category at the 2018 Women's Sport Trust 'Be A Game Changer' awards and shortlisted for sports journalist of the year at the 2019 British Press Awards. Her first book, a social and political history of women's football, will be published by Faber in spring 2022.
Twitter: @SuzyWrack (14.9k)
Suzanne was highly commended in the Media Initiative of the Year category at the 2018 Women's Sport Trust 'Be A Game Changer' awards and shortlisted for sports journalist of the year at the 2019 British Press Awards. Her first book, a social and political history of women's football, will be published by Faber in spring 2022.
Twitter: @SuzyWrack (14.9k)
Content
Betty Chapman - USA * Ann Glanville - UK * Sam Kerr - Australia * Helene de Pourtales - USA * Lily Parr - UK * Alice Milliat - UK * Babe Didrikson Zaharias - USA/Norway * Fanny Blankers-Koen - Netherlands * Althea Gibson - USA * Katherine Switzer - USA * Pat Gregory - UK * Cheryl White - USA * Mia Hamm - USA * Billie Jean King - USA * Junko Tabei - Japan * Nadia Comaneci - Romania * Ann Bancroft - USA * Steffi Graf - Germany * Hassiba Boulmerka - Algeria * Brandi Chastain - USA * Beatrice Hess - France * Cathy Freeman - Australia * Serena Williams - USA * Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani - Saudi Arabia * Nicola Adams - UK * Trischa Zorn - USA * Christine Sinclair - Canada * Rachel Blackmore - Ireland * Elisabeta Lipa - Romania * Amelie Mauresmo - France * Kiran Gandhi - USA * Caster Semenya - South African * Ada Hegerberg - Norway * Megan Rapinoe - USA * Suzann Pettersen - Norway * Brigid Kosgei - Kenya * Sahar Khodayari - Iran * Naomi Osaka - Japan * Allyson Felix - USA * Becky Hammon - American/Russian * Laurel Hubbard - New Zealand * Tatyana McFadden - Russia * Stephanie Frappart - France * Simone Biles - USA * Khalida Popal - Afghanistan * Emma Raducanu - UK * Hilary Knight - USA * Kaiya McCullough - USA * Sun Wen - China * Rachael Hayhoe-Flint - UK.