YOU GO GIRL!
National Girls & Women in Sports Day
NGWSD
February 5, 2020, marks the 34th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). The confidence, strength and character gained through sports participation are the very tools girls and women need to become strong leaders in sports and life. We invite you to celebrate NGWSD in your community and to join the Women’s Sports Foundation as we Lead Her Forward in 2020.
Want to celebrate with some reading? These titles available at your Grove Library.
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Examines Title IX, the 1972 legislation which mandated schools receiving federal funds could not discriminate on the basis of gender.
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Olympic and World Cup soccer champion Mia Hamm discusses her life, her path to success on the field, and offers advice and tips.
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Examines the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs while focusing on the prejudice within American culture.
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Presents a study of the girls' basketball team on the Crow reservation in Montana and examines the social conditions that prevent her and other Native American athletes from reaching their potential on and off the court.
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Profiles the twelve female athletes and coach of the 1996 United States Women's National Basketball Team and their journey to win gold medals at the 1996 Olympics.
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Chronicles one basketball season of a girls' high school team in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Traces the effects Title IX of the Education Amendments has had on college and high school sports throughout the country.
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A how-to guide to weight training for girls.
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Brittney Griner discusses her life and career as a professional basketball player.
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A photo-biography of the American dancer, teacher, and choreographer who was born in Pittsburgh in 1895 and who became a leading figure in the world of modern dance.
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Chronicles the life and adventures of Arlene Blum, the first woman to attempt Mt. Everest.
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A collection of interviews with eighteen women who broke into the once predominately male sport of horse racing.
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Contains ten rules on how to succeed and achieve in life from the personal experiences of tennis greats, Venus and Serena.
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The untold true story of runner Maureen Wilton, who had a world record-breaking marathon time at age thirteen.
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World-class golf teacher Cindy Reid offers women advice for improving their golf games.
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Hope Solo, Olypmic gold medalist and goalie for the US women's national soccer team, tells the exciting story of her life on and off the field, in her own words.
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Profiles Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio to become an Olympic medal-winning runner.
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Olympic fencer, black Muslim activist, and Time "100 Most Influential People" honoree Ibtihaj Muhammad.
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Two years after her mother's death of cancer, fourteen-year-old Flora attends Colorado's International Sports Academy.
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After her girls' ice hockey team is cut for budget reasons, Michigan tries out for the boys' team, and earns a place on the starting lineup.
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Chronicles the life of athlete Helen Stephens, discussing her record-setting run at the 1936 Olympics.
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A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons.
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Step-sisters and rival athletes Nancy and Raina form a supportive bond as together they combat racism, experience self-discovery, and awaken to their first feelings of love.
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After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself.
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Thirteen-year-old Savvy is the star player of the girls basketball team, but, despite her height and skills, Savvy struggles with her self-confidence.
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Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team ~ helps her feel connected to her deceased father, who loved baseball, and helps in other aspects of her life.
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What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks? Jordan isn't just surrounded though. She leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team.
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Four years after Theo's best friend, Donovan, disappeared at age thirteen, he is found and brought home and Theo puts her health at risk as she decides whether to tell the truth about the abductor, knowing her revelation could end her life-long dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer.
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Marnie is forced into a leadership role on her competitive cheerleading team, but it's harder than she imagined to keep the Soar Starlings-and herself-aloft.
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Bethany Hamilton shares the story of her lifelong love of surfing, and tells how she was able to recover and return to competition after losing her arm in a shark attack at the age of thirteen.
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