02347cam a2200457 4500 348615964 TxAuBib 20150323120000.0 100226t20102005||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781561455348 pbk. 1561455342 pbk. 9780329802769 Follett bdg. 0329802763 Follett bdg. TxAuBib Rappoport, Ken. Ladies First : Women Athletes Who Made A Difference / Ken Rappoport. Ladies 1st. 1st trade pbk. ed. Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, 2010. ©2005. 146 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-146). Introduction -- Gertrude Ederle, "Against all odds" -- Babe Didrikson Zaharias, "The Other Babe" -- Susan Butcher, "The Magnificent Musher" -- Julie Krone, "The Horse Whisperer" -- Shirley Muldowney, "Driving into history" -- Billie Jean King, "Serving one up for women's rights" -- Wilma Rudolph, "The Clarksville Comet" -- Joan Benoit Samuelson, "Marathon Woman" -- Sonya Henie, "The Ice Queen" -- Althea Gibson, "The Jackie Robinson of Tennis" -- Nadia Comaneci, "The Perfect Gymnast" -- Manon Rheaume, "Manon the Warrior" -- All-American redheads "A team of their own" -- Conclusion. Booklist, May 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Library Media Connection, November 2005. Booklist. Horn Book. Library Media Connection. Profiles twelve women athletes of the twentieth century including Wilma Rudolph, Nadia Comaneci, Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Gertrude Ederle, and others, and describes how they overcame gender and sometimes race discrimination and demonstrated their extraordinary skill and dedication. 5.7 Follett Library Resources. 3-6 Follett Library Resources. 3-6. 20150323. Women athletes Biography Juvenile literature. Women athletes. Women athletes. Biography. Sports for women History Juvenile literature. Sports for women History. Women Biography.