{"product_id":"not-playing-by-the-rules-21-female-athletes-who-changed-sports-hardcover-c","title":"Not Playing by the Rules: 21 Female Athletes Who Changed Sports [Hardcover] C...","description":"Product Description      \nThis powerful and inspiring collection features 21 female trailblazers in their sport, perfect for fans of Women in Sports and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls!\n\nBefore girls wore pants or women were permitted to swim in bathing suits at public beaches, who paved the way for women in sports? And who's breaking new ground today?\n\nThis anthology introduces 21 trailblazing women who have broken through the boundaries set for female athletes. From basketball slam-dunker Lisa Leslie to tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, whose father had onlookers jeer at and taunt the girls as they practiced, to Paralympian Tatyana McFadden, who was a speed demon even at her Russian orphanage before she was adopted, to Olympic gold medalist Ethelda Bleibtrey, who was led off to jail when she shed her shoes and stockings to swim in public,\nNot Playing by the Rules inspires, informs, and illustrates the strength, determination, and accomplishments of women athletes both yesterday and today.\n\nWith powerful photographs and hand-lettered, inspirational quotes from the athletes themselves, this is a collection every young girl should own.\n\nThe featured athletes include Ethelda Bleibtrey, Bobbi Gibb, Althea Gibson, Gabby Douglas, Flo Hyman, Lisa Leslie, Mia Hamm, Tatyana McFadden, Mo'ne Davis, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Diana Golden, Constance Applebee, Lizzie Arlington, Babe Didrikson, Alice Coachman, Joy Johnson, Nancy Lieberman, Nadia Comăneci, Venus and Serena Williams, and Yusra Mardini.\n      About the Author      \nLesa Cline-Ransome is the author of many award-winning and beloved picture books. Her picture-book biography titles include\nBefore She Was Harriet; Satchel Paige; Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist; Young Pelé: Soccer's First Star; Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart; Before There Was Mozart; Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass; and\n Light in the Darkness: A Story About How Slaves Learned in Secret.\n\nOriginally from Malden, Massachusetts, Lesa has worked as a proofreader, fashion copywriter, publicist, and teacher in the New York City schools, and has taught writing for adults. She has a BFA in Merchandising and Management from Pratt Institute and an MA in Education from NYU.\n\nShe lives in Rhinebeck, New York, with her husband and frequent collaborator, illustrator James Ransome, four children, and a St. Bernard, Nola.\n      Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.      \nConstance Applebee \nField Hockey \nJune 4, 1873–January 26, 1981 \nWhen Constance Applebee booked round-trip passage from England to America in 1901 to take a summer course at Harvard University, she never imagined it would be decades before she used her return ticket. But then Constance, a graduate of the British College of Physical Education, discovered that musical chairs and drop the handkerchief were the main sports offered for female students at American colleges. She took a stand. \n“We play those games at parties,” she told her hosts. “For exercise, we play hockey.” Gathering up makeshift supplies and willing volunteers, Constance demonstrated the sport she played in her home country. One guest, Vassar athletic director Harriet Ballintine, insisted she demonstrate the sport at her school. From 1901 to 1902, Constance traveled with her equipment from Vassar to Smith to Wellesley to Mount Holyoke to Radcliffe to Bryn Mawr to teach female college students the sport of field hockey and the importance of physical activity. With each school she visited, the popularity of field hockey began to spread to women on college campuses throughout the country. \nIn 1904, she was hired to coach Bryn Mawr’s first field hockey team. As a coach, Constance demanded that her players exercise daily. Those who missed practice were required to pay a fine, which helped cover the cost of equipment, and she often shouted her signature insult from the sidelines: “Put your claws on your stick, you one-legged turnip!” \nInstead of ","brand":"Zondervan Publishing House (COR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49823321882881,"sku":"BD-WB27-AX4U","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/8351\/8465\/files\/32f4ff997b4a.jpg?v=1783959527","url":"https:\/\/shophfd.com\/products\/not-playing-by-the-rules-21-female-athletes-who-changed-sports-hardcover-c","provider":"High Five Distributing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}