Nike Is a Goddess : The History of Women in Sports
Lissa Smith; Mariah Burton Nelson
Atlantic Monthly Press
9780871137616
0-87113-761-5
Recent years have seen a huge explosion in the popularity and commercial viability of women's sports -- with new professional leagues for women to play in, new magazines to cover them, and recognition for female athletes that is overtaking that of men. Nike Is a Goddess tells the dramatic story of the rise of women's sports over the last century in a series of original narratives focusing on the great female athletes whose success has changed the game and paved the way for the women and girls of today.