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This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game​

Contributors:

Jennifer Cooper (Author)

Eva Byrne (Illustrator)

Contributors: Jennifer Cooper (Author) ; Eva Byrne (Illustrator)

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BISAC categories: Juvenille NonFiction -> Biography & Autobiography -> Women

BISAC categories: Juvenille NonFiction -> Girls & Women

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Imagine trying to play tennis in a long dress, or swimming laps wearing heavy petticoats! That's how it used to be for girls and women in sports... until a few found a better way!

See how women like cyclist Kittie Knox, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and Albertine LePensee and her Canadian hockey teammates flouted convention and risked scandal to wear things they could move in. They sewed their own knickerbockers, donned sleek swimsuits, and shortened skirts, and in the process helped change society's ideas about what women and girls could wear--and do! Features back matter with cool facts about each woman and team, as well as a look at women athletes today who continue to take a stand for clothes that are more comfortable and inclusive.

ISBN-10: 1728267846
ISBN-13: 9781728267845
Author: Cooper, Jennifer, Byrne, Eva, N/A
Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore

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ISBN-13: 9781728267845

ISBN-10: 1728267846

Publish Date: December 2, 2025

On Sale Date: December 2, 2025

Language: English

Pages: 48

Dimensions: 10.21 × 10.4 × 0.46 in

Weight: 1.2 lbs

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