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Alexandra Allred

When Women Stood

2023

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Fourteen The (Recognized) Entry of Lesbians in Sport S. 171-178

„… why the WNBA actively chose to ignore who many of its fans and its own players were. The decision, the …” „… WNBA wagered, was one based on economics. On April 24, 1996, the “We Got Next” announce-ment was made …” „… Basketball Association (WNBA). Owned by the NBA, the WNBA was launched the following year. Its then-NBA …”

Index S. 331-350

„… of Sojourner TruthGilder, Virginia “Ginny” (rower, WNBA owner), 106Gillooly, Jeff, 122. See also …” „… ), 100Greenfield, Lauren (filmmaker), 217Griffin, Pat (coach), 174Griner, Brittney (WNBA player), 174 …” „… pioneer), 250Hamm, Mia (soccer player), 180, 186hammer thrower, 146Hammon, Becky (NBA and WNBA coach), 257 …”

Fifteen The Closing of the Twentieth Century S. 179-194

„… , WNBA star Sue Bird (1980– ) said, “Women’s soccer players, generally, are cute little white girls while …” „… WNBA players, we’re all shapes and sizes.” Although the topic of the interview had been about players …” „… in the WNBA speaking out about social activism, Bird also dis-cussed how the WNBA and its players had …”

Notes S. 287-328

„… , 2020, https://www.si.com /wnba/2020/08/19/air-swoopes-sheryl-signature-shoe-nike-daily-cover.19. Kiki …” „… Others, WNBA Finally Finds Its Gay Pride,” New York Times, June 10, 2014, https://www.nytimes.com …” „… /2014/06/11 /sports/wnba-finally-advertises-its-gay-pride.html.14. Doug Feinberg, “Coming Out as Lesbians No …”

Seventeen The Fourth Wave in Sports and Society S. 205-218

„… fan used the day to commemorate the WNBA on Twitter, there came a barrage of hateful messages …” „… regarding the WNBA players, leaving other sports fans to wonder why there remains such a visceral reaction …” „… SLAM DUNKSWhen, in 2006, ESPN commentator Bill Simmons (1969– ) wrote, “The vast majority of WNBA …”

Twenty Game Changers S. 249-266

„… Bas-ketball Association (WNBA)—so too has women’s football. The Women’s Professional Football League (WPFL …” „… , general manager, and head coach within the WNBA. Lieberman’s resume was outstanding. She was the first …” „… a men’s pro league, and when the WNBA was finally formed in 1997, then-thirty-nine-year-old …”

Nineteen Title IX in the New Millennium S. 237-248

„… WNBA’s In-diana Fever took a knee. They would be the first team in any professional, collegiate, or high …” „… women had much more to lose. Kaepernick was earning more than 150 times the WNBA women who took a knee …” „… . In fact, female athletes, particularly WNBA players, have taken up social causes for years, risking …”

Acknowledgments S. 329-330

„… again see a tennis racquet, MMA or soccer match, or WNBA game in the same light, for my sisters in time …”

Eleven The Third Wave and the Women of the 1980s and 1990s S. 119-136

„… )” but, with the formation of the WNBA in 1995, everything seemed to fall into place.After winning …” „… , WNBA players routinely wear men’s shoes because of the lack of larger women’s shoe sizes.ALONG CAME …”

Postscript S. 281-286

„… football players (in full gear), and on the playground with Peggy Fleming (1948– ).ABA and WNBA player …”

Ten Media Relations and the Second-Wave Woman S. 105-118

„… co-owner of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) Seattle Storm, called the team’s …”

Twelve Exploitation of the Female Image S. 137-150

„… cases. Many of the women who con-tributed to our WNBA series had finished degrees early and started …”

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Thomas Aiello

Hoops

2022

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14: The Rise of Women’s Basketball S. 205-220

„… WNBA’s president, who had previously served as an attorney with the men’s NBA. “He was the mastermind …” „… Commissioner Adam Silver, helped write the WNBA’s original business plan and also saw its creation as both a …” „… the association’s Most Valuable Player during that first season and led the Comets to the WNBA’s …”

Epilogue S. 235-242

„… . The Liberty’s Tina Charles won the WNBA’s award for player of the month in July 2016 and turned her …” „… league and the nation in which it operated.Another league with similar scars was the WNBA. As early as …” „… established a WNBA Social Justice Council, devoted to increasing awareness about women’s voting, police …”

Bibliographic Essay S. 243-270

„… the dreams of millions of young girls on their shoulders one year before the founding of the WNBA.The …” „… WNBA was vital to the success of the women’s game, but also depended on the popularity of efforts like …” „… orga-nizations for female players. The WNBA, however, would survive, despite inherent gendered problems …”

15: The NBA in the Twenty-First Century S. 221-234

„… marked improvement. In 2014, former Colo-rado State University and WNBA star Becky Hammon was hired as an …”

Index S. 271-292

„… ; WNBA and, 217Stewart, Breanna, 217Stockton, John, 180Stoddard, Lothrop, 38Stokes, Maurice, 135Storen …”

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Shaun M. Anderson - The Black Athlete Revolt

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Shaun M. Anderson

The Black Athlete Revolt

2023

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Notes S. 137-148

„… . “WNBA Announces a 2020 Season Dedicated to Social Justice,” WNBA.com, July 6, 2020 …” „… Notes.wnba.com/news/washington-mystics-organize-wnba-teams-to-unite-the-vote-in-a -voter-registration-challenge.13. Guardian Sport, “Senator Loeffler Objects to WNBA’s Black Lives …” „… , https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-announces-a-2020-season -dedicated-to-social-justice. 8. Jason Owens, “Roger Goodell: NFL Admits ‘We Were …”

Chapter Four. We Want Reform S. 65-88

„… , individuals were typically at the forefront of the movement. But the WNBA’s collective efforts set a tone that …” „… , Florida. Similarly, the WNBA would create their bubble at the IMG Academy (IMG) in Bradenton, Florida …” „… . More so, it would be the WNBA that would set the tone for activism in 2020.While many Black people and …”

Bibliography S. 119-136

„… .Guardian Sport. “Senator Loeffler Objects to WNBA’s Black Lives Matter Tie-in ‘Removal of Jesus.’” Guardian …” „… .” WNBA.com, July 6, 2020. https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-announces-a-2020-season-dedicated …” „… , September 16, 2020. https://www.sbnation .com/wnba/2020/9/16/21439514 …”

Chapter Three. United We Stand, Divided We Kneel S. 45-64

„… are kneeling for in the first place. The WNBA joined in solidarity as all members of the Indiana Fever …” „… The Seattle Storm, who won the 2018 WNBA championship, was not invited to the White House and …”

Chapter Five. The Sport Justice Movement S. 89-118

„… just focusing on individuals, he would suggest that the NBA, WNBA, and NFL have been the most …”

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Paul Volponi - The Great G.O.A.T. Debate

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Paul Volponi

The Great G.O.A.T. Debate

2022

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9. HOOPS STAR (FEMALE), HOOPS STAR (MALE): Maya Moore vs. Ann Meyers, LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan S. 49-56

„… the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury.5 2 C H A P T E R 9HOOPS STAR (MALE)Great basketball players come in all …” „… on film and say, ‘Where’s the weakness?’”1Selected first overall in the 2011 WNBA draft by the …” „… didn’t end there, though. Moore was an essential part of bringing the Lynx a trio of additional WNBA …”

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Joanne Lannin

Who Let Them In?

2022

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Ch11. Play-by-Play: The Final Frontier S. 89-104

„… coverage of the WNBA. Ward believes she fell victim to the misogyny that seemed to surface like a tidal …” „… sports, benefiting from the increased interest in women’s college sports and the WNBA. But with Ward out …” „… sideline reporter as well as the color analyst for the Portland entry in the WNBA. But by the early 2000s …”

Ch13. Doris Burke: At the Top of Her Game S. 111-118

„… 2017. “And she is an expert at it all—women’s and men’s college basketball, the NBA, and the WNBA …” „… , between 1990 and 1997, critical to her development. The creation of the WNBA in 1997 was also a pivotal …” „… . She also was doing some reg-ular season NCAA men’s and women’s games as well as WNBA games. In 2003 …”

Ch15. We’ve Come a Long Way S. 133-140

„… percent over 2019, while the WNBA’s tip-off doubleheader on ABC-TV averaged 605,000 viewers, an increase …” „… an ambitious push to cover women’s sports—hiring stringers to report on each of the WNBA teams as …”

Index S. 161-166

„… Carolina, 1Winston-Salem Journal, 3, 5, 6Wirz, Bob, 22WNBA, 97, 112, 114, 137, 138“Women in Sport,” 3 …”

Ch06. ESPN: Game Changer for Women S. 47-56

„… volleyball national championships, and the WNBA. You name it and she has probably provided commentary for it …”

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