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Yes, She Can!: Women's Sports Pioneers Paperback - 2011 - 1st Edition
by Glenn Stout
From Trude Ederle, who swam across the English Channel faster than any man before her, to racing queen Danica Patrick, this book profiles female athletes who proved that girls can do anything boys can do.
Summary
Not very long ago, many people said girls and women were too weak and delicate to play sports.
Fortunately, a lot of girls didn't listen. Trude Ederle, Louise Stokes, Tidye Pickett, Julie Krone and Danica Patrick sure didn't. Trude Ederle swam the English Channel, Louise Stokes and Tidye Pickett made it into the Olympics running track, Julie Krone became jockey, and Danica Patrick decided to drive Indie cars. Yes, She Can! tells the inspiring stories of these pioneers in sports. Thanks to them, everyone knows now that girls can do anything they want. Perfect for young athletes, ages 9-12.
Details
- Title Yes, She Can!: Women's Sports Pioneers
- Author Glenn Stout
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Date 2011-04-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780547417257 / 054741725X
- Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
- Dimensions 7.63 x 5.17 x 0.33 in (19.38 x 13.13 x 0.84 cm)
- Ages 10 to 12 years
- Grade levels 5 - 7
- Reading level 1040
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Girl's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Women athletes, Sports for women - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010022984
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Excerpt
On the morning of August 6, 1926, an editorial appeared in the London Daily News about the rights of women to compete in and play sports. The editorial ended, "Even the most uncompromising champion of the rights of women must admit that in contests of physical skill, speed, and endurance, they must forever remain the weaker sex." As residents of London read the paper over their morning tea, a young American woman named Trudy Ederle stood on the shore in France and looked out across the English Channel toward England, twenty-one miles away. Although dozens and dozens of people had tried to swim the English Channel before, only five—all men—had made it across. Swimming the Channel is one of the most difficult and dangerous athletic feats in the world. Even today, more people have climbed Mount Everest than have swum the English Channel. In 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the Channel, a feat that took him nearly twenty-two hours to accomplish. The speed record was held by the third person to swim the Channel, Enrique Tirabocci, who in 1923 made the crossing in sixteen hours and thirty-three minutes. Although many had tried, no woman had ever swum the English Channel. A few had made it within a few miles of the opposite shore before bad weather, fatigue, and tides forced them out of the water, and many more quit after only a few hours in the water. In 1925, in fact, Trudy Ederle had tried to swim the Channel only to fail. Although she had been considered the greatest female swimmer in the world at the time, many observers thought that if Trudy could not swim the Channel, then no woman could. Trudy disagreed and decided to try again. Now, just a few minutes after seven a.m., she adjusted her swimming goggles and stepped into the water. When the waves reached her chest, she took a deep breath, looked up at the sun peeking through the hazy summer sky, and whispered, "God, help me." Then, with a big splash, she dove beneath the waves and started swimming. Trudy was determined to succeed this time. She knew that a woman could swim the English Channel. All she had to do was prove it.Media reviews
"Accessible and inspirational."—Publishers Weekly
"Full of fascinating information about fascinating women in sports history."—Bookbabe blog
"Never patronizing, [Stout] captures both grit and glory in a fast-paced package that goes down easy even as it inspires."—Kirkus Reviews "An inspiring read for anyone who has been told that she can’t, shouldn’t, or won’t do something because she is a girl."—Booklist Named to the 2012 Amelia Bloomer List
"Full of fascinating information about fascinating women in sports history."—Bookbabe blog
"Never patronizing, [Stout] captures both grit and glory in a fast-paced package that goes down easy even as it inspires."—Kirkus Reviews "An inspiring read for anyone who has been told that she can’t, shouldn’t, or won’t do something because she is a girl."—Booklist Named to the 2012 Amelia Bloomer List
Citations
- Booklist, 05/15/2011, Page 44
- Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2011, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 02/14/2011, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 07/01/2011, Page 117
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