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- catalog abstract "The Rise and Fall of the Sportswoman examines health and fitness advice for American women in the years 1860-1940. It describes the factors that propelled the sportswoman to the level of a highly visible cultural symbol. Blending together medical, educational, social, and cultural history, it also discusses how this symbol eventually collapsed, all but disappearing from the landscape of American social thought.".
- catalog contributor b10499612.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-155) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: In Search of Context -- Ch. 1. A Therapeutic Response: Exercise and the Myth of Declining Health -- Ch. 2. A Harsh Indictment: Portrayals of Women's Health in Nineteenth Century American Thought -- Ch. 3. In Defense of Womanhood: Exercise as Cure and Preventative -- Ch. 4. Redefining Health: A Preview of the Sportswoman -- Ch. 5. Redefining Beauty: Marketing the Sportswoman -- Ch. 6. A Pendulum Swung Too Far? The Demise of the Sportswoman.".
- catalog description "The Rise and Fall of the Sportswoman examines health and fitness advice for American women in the years 1860-1940. It describes the factors that propelled the sportswoman to the level of a highly visible cultural symbol. Blending together medical, educational, social, and cultural history, it also discusses how this symbol eventually collapsed, all but disappearing from the landscape of American social thought.".
- catalog extent "159 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0820428825 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "American University studies. Series IX, History, 0740-0462 ; vol. 180".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : P. Lang,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "1997 B-769".
- catalog subject "796/.0194 20".
- catalog subject "GV709.18.U6 S82 1996".
- catalog subject "Physical Education and Training United States History.".
- catalog subject "Physical education for women United States Public opinion History.".
- catalog subject "Physical fitness for women United States Public opinion History.".
- catalog subject "Public Opinion United States.".
- catalog subject "Public opinion United States.".
- catalog subject "QT 11 AA1 S78t 1996".
- catalog subject "Sports United States History.".
- catalog subject "Sports for women United States Public opinion History.".
- catalog subject "Women Health and hygiene United States Public opinion History.".
- catalog subject "Women United States History.".
- catalog subject "Women's Health United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: In Search of Context -- Ch. 1. A Therapeutic Response: Exercise and the Myth of Declining Health -- Ch. 2. A Harsh Indictment: Portrayals of Women's Health in Nineteenth Century American Thought -- Ch. 3. In Defense of Womanhood: Exercise as Cure and Preventative -- Ch. 4. Redefining Health: A Preview of the Sportswoman -- Ch. 5. Redefining Beauty: Marketing the Sportswoman -- Ch. 6. A Pendulum Swung Too Far? The Demise of the Sportswoman.".
- catalog title "The rise and fall of the sportswoman : women's health, fitness, and athletics, 1860-1940 / Gregory Kent Stanley.".
- catalog type "text".