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When the girls came out to play : the birth of American sportswear / Patricia Campbell Warner.
Record details
- ISBN: 1558495495 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781558495494 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1558495487 (library cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781558495487 (library cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-278) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Factors of change -- Women move out-of-doors : croquet and skating -- Taking up tennis -- Bathing and swimming : seeking a "sensible costume" -- Women enter the Olympics : a sleeker swimsuit -- Bicycling and the bloomer -- Trouser wearing : early influences -- The rise of interest in exercise for women -- Innovation at Wellesley : a uniform for crew -- The debut of the gym suit -- Taking exercise clothes to new places : women biologists at Woods Hole -- The merging of public and private : sportswear and the American style. |
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| Subject: | Sport clothes for women > United States > History > 20th century. Sports for women > United States > History > 20th century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | GT 1855 .W37 2006 | 30534839 | General Collection | Available | - |