Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index.
Contents
A girls' game from the beginning -- Basketball travels West and South -- Changing the rules -- The roller coaster of the roaring '20s -- Babe and Texas league basketball -- Basketball grows like corn in Iowa -- The AAU era -- A time of change -- Olympian promise, professional failure -- Growing pains in the '80s -- Into the spotlight -- Into the future.
Summary
Traces the development of women's basketball, from its beginnings at Smith College to today's Women's National Basketball Association.