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Nike Is a GoddessBy Lissa Smith, Mariah Burton Nelson

In a Nutshell

This anthology of female sporting achievements follows the remarkable stories of the women who paved the way for today's champions.

Favorite Quote

The story of women in sports is a personal story, because nothing is more personal than a woman's bone, sinew, sweat, and desire, and a political story, because nothing is more powerful than a woman's struggle to run free.

Mariah Burton Nelson

Introduction

Women's sports embody female liberation, giving women the freedom to be strong, attain financial independence, travel, and express themselves physically.

But throughout history, women have had to fight to participate in athletics.

Nike Is a Goddess is a history of women in sport, edited by Lissa Smith and introduced by artist, author, and former pro basketball player Mariah Burton Nelson.

Smith and Nelson draw together dozens of female sporting narratives, journeying through the legacies of pioneering women in swimming, tennis, skating, and more.

The history of each sport is written by a different female author, shining new light on disciplines that have, for too long, been shown only through a male lens.

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