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The Girl and the Game
A History of Women's Sport in Canada

By M. Ann Hall
ISBN #: 155111268X
ISBN#: 978-1551112688

The Girl and the Game traces the history of women's organized sport in Canada from its early, informal roots in the late nineteenth century through the formation of amateur and professional teams to today's tendency to market women athletes, especially Olympians, as both athletic and sexual. When women actively participate in the symbols, practices, and institutions of sport, what they do is often not considered "real" sport, nor in some cases are they viewed as "real" women. What follows from this notion of sport as a site of cultural struggle is that the history of women in sport is also a history of cultural resistance.

Comments:

"The Girl and the Game is a fantastic book! It was inspiring to read about women who, starting in the 1890s, were trailblazers in challenging for the social acceptance of women's participation in sport, redefining their independence in the process." - Tanya Dubnicoff, World Champion sprint cyclist and three time Olympian

"The Girl and the Game goes well beyond the customary chronicling of women in sport. Ann Hall examines the big picture: Canadian women's sport history in its rightful context as a cultural struggle. These are the stories of ordinary women and extraordinary athletes who challenged the status quo. Meticulously researched and richly crafted." - Mary Jollimore, sports writer

"At last we have a comprehensive history of women and sport in Canada, sensitively written and reflecting a spirit of passionate enthusiasm for the sporting efforts, small and large, local and national, famous and unheralded, of Canadian girls and women. In The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Ann Hall demonstrates an intimate involvement with women's sporting endeavors and celebrates their aspirations and achievements, as well as sympathizing with their continuous difficulties in confronting the male preserve of sport. This is a rich tapestry of women's stories and sporting experiences in twentieth-century Canada -- a wonderful piece of feminist history showing clearly how the history of women's sport is a history of cultural resistance." - Patricia Vertinsky, University of British Columbia

Ann Hall is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta, where she taught for over 30 years. She is the author of Feminism and Sporting Bodies: Essays on Theory and Practice, and co-author of Sport in Canadian Society, as well as Honoring the Legacy: Fifty Years of the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women.

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