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The 1932 Olympic games took place in Los Angeles in the depths of the Great Depression; that they were held at all falls barely short of miraculous. The United States sent thirty-seven women to compete-seventeen swimmers, seventeen track and field athletes, and three fencers. It was not easy, and far from acceptable, for a woman to be an athlete in 1932. As late as April 1931 the International Olympic Committee seriously considered eliminating women's events. The young Americans did their part to capture the imagination of spectators and reporters. Through the sports press they catapulted the Olympic Games and women's athletics into the nation's consciousness as never before. Doris Pieroth creates vivid portraits of the women, including the great Babe Didrikson, the confident and outspoken track and field star; Tidye Pickett, one of only two African American women who represented the United States despite encountering racial discrimination; and Helene Madison, winner of three gold medals in swimming, who returned triumphantly to Seattle's West Green Lake Beach-as a hotdog vendor (park department rules barred women from teaching swimming). The team truly represented America-a democratic cross-section from New York to California, Washington to Florida, Minnesota to Texas and points in between. Drawn from public pools, schools and playgrounds, municipal and industrial recreation programs, and private clubs alike it reflected the country's entire socio-economic spectrum. Their attainments and triumphs went a long way toward insuring that women's events would continue as an integral part of the Olympic Games-a prospect by no means certain in 1932. Pieroth's account is drawn from interviews with eleven of the women athletes, family members, other Olympians of the era, and witnesses of the 1932 games. She also quotes extensively from contemporary journalists such as Paul Gallico, Westbrook Pegler, and Damon Runyon, whose mixture of condescension, fulsome admiration for the "glamour girl" swimmers, and genuine, if sometimes grudging, admiration for the accomplishments of the athletes provides an intriguing view of the stereotypes these Olympic contestants were challenging. Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics is the story of those remarkable people-their dedication and their delight in competition. In recounting their Olympic summer and their varied routes to Los Angeles, it adds to the history of sport the identities and details of a specific athletic cohort and their experiences in striving for excellence and acceptance. : a day in the sun a day in the sun Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel and Althea Stroum Books) Apr 13 2017 Their Day in the Sun: Women of the Manhattan Project Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics book by Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics by Doris Hinson Pieroth starting at $099 Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics has 2 and rare books Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics Samuel Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics Samuel and Althea Stroum Books: Amazones: Doris Hinson Pieroth: Libros en idiomas extranjeros Their Day in the Sun fishpondconz/Books/Their Fishpond NZ Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel and Althea Stroum Books) Buy Books online: Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel Buy Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel and Althea Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel and Althea Stroum Books) Their Day in the Sun: Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel and Althea Stroum Books) 9780295975542 Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics is the story of those Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics established by Samuel and Althea Stroum for her book Their Day women who competed in the 1932 Olympic Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympi WHSmith Buy Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics Women of the 1932 Olympics (Samuel and Althea Stroum Books) From WHSmith today WHSmith's cookies policy Staff View: Their day in the sun - Falvey Memorial Library Their day in the sun : women of the 1932 Olympics / a Their day in the sun : b women of the 1932 Olympics / a "A Samuel and Althea Stroum book" 504 Their Day in the Sun : Doris Hinson Pieroth : 9780295975542 Their Day in the Sun by Doris Samuel and Althea Stroum Books; Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics is the story of those remarkable
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