And don’t forget the boys, who will be riveted by these rollicking tales and who need to see that girl power has been alive and well for many years and is alive and well today.” -Caroline Paul, author of The Gutsy Girl

It’s also for girls who aren’t sporty at all, but love stories of courage, perseverance, sass, doggedness, and fun. This is a book for girls who want inspiration on the field, in the pool, or down the track.

I was agog at these lively biographies and dazzled by the accompanying illustrations that seem to cartwheel, swim, pole vault, and double flip off the page. “This luminescent book tells the stories of women and girls who have not only excelled in athletics, but also often changed the world by doing so. “Rachel Ignotofsky’s delightful book renders the healthy pleasure of sports for girls and women in buoyant color and form-from Bloomer Girls to Skate Bettys, in calf length skirts or disguised as men-reminding us that no matter if you are nine or ninety-eight, the question to ask is, ‘What is my next victory?’” -Mina Samuels, author of Run Like a Girl “Exhaustive and enlightening-don't miss it.” - Kirkus Reviews Women in Sports also contains infographics on topics that sporty women want to know about, such as muscle anatomy, a timeline of women’s participation in sports, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and influential women’s teams. This beautiful and inspiring book celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for today’s athletes. Women for the win! The fifty illustrated profiles in Women in Sports feature trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breaking female athletes in more than forty sports, including well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men’s league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee. “This is one of the books we’ve been waiting for-a compendium of great women athletes and the struggles they faced.”-Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame sportscaster A richly illustrated and inspiring book highlighting the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, by the New York Times bestselling author of Women in Science.

Women In Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky