Synopses & Reviews
"Carefully researched and enhanced with photos, notes, a bibliography and index. . . . A must . . . . Every library should own this book."
KLIATT A must read for both scholars and laypersons interested in basketball, sport or women's history.
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal A remarkable look at the diversity and richness of this beautiful game.
Dawn Staley, three-time Olympic gold medalist Filled with vivid characters and heart-stopping moments.
Jacqueline Dowd Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [A]n indispensable resource for the sport played more than any other by women all over the world.
Bust A must read for both scholars and laypersons interested in basketball, sport or women's history. . . . Difficult to put down.
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
Review
A remarkable look at the diversity and richness of this beautiful game.
Dawn Staley, three-time Olympic gold medalist
Review
A must read for both scholars and laypersons interested in basketball, sport or women's history. . . . Difficult to put down.
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
Review
Filled with vivid characters and heart-stopping moments.
Jacqueline Dowd Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Review
[A]n indispensable resource for the sport played more than any other by women all over the world.
Bust
Synopsis
Some facts about women's basketball today:
- Globally, basketball is the most popular sport among female teens, according to the International Basketball Federation
- The women's college championship game in 2003 was the most watched sporting event in the history of ESPN
- According to the NCAA, 31% of all consumers between the age of 9 and 55 follow women's college basketball
- In the 1990s, the number of girls playing on interscholastic basketball teams increased by 40%, to nearly 3 million players
Synopsis
Shattering the Glass presents a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the U.S. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary stars, Grundy and Shackelford provide a broad perspective on the history of the sport, exploring its close relationship to concepts of womanhood, race, and sexuality, as well as efforts to expand women's economic and political rights. Extensively illustrated and based on original interviews with players, coaches, administrators, and broadcasters, this book is both an insightful historical work and an empowering story of the generations of women who have shaped women's basketball.
About the Author
Pamela Grundy is an independent scholar and author of the award-winning Learning to Win: Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth-Century North Carolina (from the University of North Carolina Press). Susan Shackelford has written about sports for the Miami Herald and the Charlotte Observer and now runs a freelance writing and editing business. Both authors live in Charlotte, North Carolina.