Image from Amazon.com
Active bodies [electronic resource] : a history of women's physical education in twentieth-century America / Martha H. Verbrugge.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xi, 391 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199949649 (ebook) :.Subject(s): 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 StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195168792DDC classification: 613.70450973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.