She persisted in sports : American Olympians who changed the game

Book 2020

Throughout history, women have been told that they couldn't achieve their dreams, no matter how hard they tried. Women athletes have faced their own unique set of challenges, across countless sports and levels of play. In this third She Persisted book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women who have excelled in their sports because of their persistence. She Persisted in Sports is a book for everyone who has ever aimed for a goal and been to...

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Abbott, Margaret Ives, 1878-1955

Biles, Simone, 1997-

Driscoll, Jean, 1966-

Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003

Hamm, Mia, 1972-

Lamoureux, Monique (Monique Edith), 1989-

Lamoureux-Davidson, Jocelyne (Jocelyne Nicole), 1989-

May-Treanor, Misty

Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

Olympic athletes Biography

Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994

Taurasi, Diana

Walsh Jennings, Kerri, 1978-

Williams, Serena, 1981-

Williams, Venus, 1980-

Women athletes Biography

Yamaguchi, Kristi

Zaharias, Babe Didrikson, 1911-1956