Presents alphabetized biographical profiles of seventy-five adventurous women in a variety of fields, primarily from the U.S. and Great Britain in the twentieth century; includes such figures as Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman, Jane Goodall, Margaret Mead, and Sally Ride.
Contains over four hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on the place of sports in American culture, covering key events and figures in American sports history and such topics as money, politics, feminism, and homosexuality.
