Subject Headings

Sex discrimination in sports
Sports (with other keywords, e.g. "Women," "Girls," "Female")
Sports for Women
United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX.
Women athletes
Women basketball coaches

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Female athletes
Title IX
Women and [Insert name of sport]
Women and sports
Women athletes

Books

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to the topic of women in sports. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Christensen, Karen; Guttmann, Allen and Pfister, Gertrud, eds. International encyclopedia of women and sports.
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2001.
CAMDEN, DOUGLASS REF GV709.I58 2001 v.1-3

Hogshead-Makar, Nancy and Zimbalist, Andrew S. Equal play: Title IX and social change.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007.
ALEX, CAMDEN STACKS KF4166.E68 2007

McDonagh, Eileen L. and Pappano, Laura. Playing with the boys: Why separate is not equal in sports.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
ALEX STACKS GV706.5.M3673 2008

Simon, Rita, ed. Sporting equality: Title IX thirty years later.
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2005.
DOUGLASS STACKS GV709.18.U6S67 2005

Stringer, C. Vivian and Tucker, Laura. Standing Tall : A memoir of tragedy and triumph.
New York : Crown Publishers, 2008.
ALEX, DOUGLASS STACKS; SPCOLL R-PUBS GV884.S765A3 2008
Rutgers Women's Basketball's head coach C. Vivian Stringer discusses her triumphs and tragedies in this autobiography.

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version.

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine [Open Access, Online Resource]

The Sport Journal [Open Access, Online Resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

Contemporary Women's Issues
Covers over 1500 sources published by more than 200 organizations around the world. Coverage includes more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications.

Physical Education Index [Available in print format only]
DOUGLASS REF GV341 .P49

Websites and Blogs

Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) (Facebook Page)

Discovering Women's History Online-"Women in Blue & Gold: Marquette's Women's Athletics" (Featured Collection)
This database of women's history includes a featured collection about women's athletics at Marquette University from 1975 to 2000.

Rutgers Intercollegiate Athletics (click "Women's Sports" for more information)

Rutgers Cheerleading and Dance Team

Rutgers Softball

Rutgers Women's Basketball

Cagers Club
The Cagers Club is a group of RU Women's Basketball fans that have supported Rutgers Women's Basketball Since 1979

Rutgers Players Describe how Imus' Remarks Hurt
A CNN.com article on the Rutgers Women's Basketball/Don Imus scandal. Includes video remarks from head coach C. Vivian Stringers and several team members.

Rutgers Women's Soccer

Rutgers Intramural Sports

Women in Sports Timeline (American Association of University Women)

Women's Sports Foundation