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Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes; from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. Women for the win!A richly illustrated and inspiring book; Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today; including trailblazers; Olympians; and record-breakers in more than forty sports. The athletes featured include 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 menrsquo;s league; and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee. The book also contains infographics on topics that sporty women want to know about such as muscle anatomy; a timeline ofwomenrsquo;s participation in sports; pay and media statistics for female athletes; and influential womenrsquo;s teams. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough; bold; and fearless women who paved the way for todayrsquo;s athletes.