Ladies first : women athletes who made a difference - Rappoport, Ken. (Atlanta : Peachtree, 2010)
Introduction -- Gertrude Ederle, "against all odds" -- Babe Didrikson Zaharias, "The Other Babe" -- Susan Butcher, "The Magnificent Musher" -- Julie Krone, "The Horse Whisperer" -- Wilma Rudolph, "The Clarksville Comet" -- Althea Gibson, "The Jackie Robinson of Tennis" -- Joan Benoit Samuelson, "Marathon Woman" -- Sonya Henie, "The Ice Queen" -- Billie Jean King, "serving one up for women's rights" -- Shirley Muldowney, "driving into history" -- Nadia Comaneci, "The Perfect Gymnast" -- Manon Rheaume, "Manon the Warrior" -- All-American redheads "a team of their own" -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references p. ([145]-146).
English Language & Literature.
Keywords: Women athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Sports for women -- History -- Juvenile literature