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Active bodies a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America /

Verbrugge, Martha H.

Active bodies a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America / [electronic resource] : Martha H. Verbrugge. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xi, 391 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drawing on extensive archival research, this book examines the ideas, experiences, and instructional programs of white and black female physical educators who taught in public schools and diverse colleges and universities, including coed and single-sex, public and private, and predominantly white or black institutions. Working primarily with female students, women physical educators had to consider what an active female could and should do in comparison to an active male.

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Women physical education teachers--United States.
Physical education teachers--United States.
Physical education for women--United States.
Discrimination in sports--United States.
Women--Education--United States.
Educational equalization--United States.

GV362 / .V47 2012

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