Women in sports
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women records
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women records contain administrative records related to women's collegiate athletics in the 1970s and 1980s, including records of anti-trust litigation with the NCAA and AIAW's advocacy for parity in women's sports. The records also include materials pertaining to AIAW's management of high school and collegiate women's sports, including coaches' handbooks, brochures, and event programs.
Carole A. Oglesby papers
Carole A. Oglesby is a pioneer in the women's sports movement and one of the first "out" lesbians in U.S. athletics. The bulk of this collection represents Oglesby's professional activities, research and extensive writings, and contains materials related to women and sport in the United States and worldwide beginning in the 1950's.
Christine M. Shelton papers
Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women records
Intercollegiate athletic association. Records include correspondence, printed material, forms, photographs, and ephemera relating to the EAIAW's activities and programs, including some material of its national affiliate, the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.
Eastern Association for Physical Education of College Women records
Eleanor Sanger papers
Journalist and television producer. Included are writings, correspondence, memos, and notes related to Sangers' production of television sports coverage for ABC.
Garnet J. Knights papers
YWCA overseas official. Material reflects a small portion of Knights' professional life. Includes photographs (YWCA), information generated by the YWCA, tributes given at her memorial service, and reminiscences she wrote of her service in Uruguay. Much of the correspondence is in Spanish, although there are brief translations attached to some of the letters.
Headquarters services and health, circa 1951-1960
Health, circa 1961-1970
Health, circa 1908-1950
Health: National program , circa 1910-1989
Photographs highlighting national health and health education programs of the YWCA of the USA. Photographed activities include leadership training sessions, recreation as physical fitness, physical fitness classes, and health education programs.
Housing, circa 1961-1970
International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women. U.S. Branch records
International athletic association. The International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women Records at Smith represent the U.S. branch of the organization. The collection includes histories, including information about Dorothy Ainsworth; documents pertaining to various IAPESGW congresses and conventions; and IAPESGW bulletins, newsletters, and reports.
Marjorie Adams papers
Teacher, high school French; Traveler. Fifteen line-a-day diaries, 1919-89. Among the entries are discussions of student life at Smith College in the 1920s.
Massachusetts Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women records
Administrative records of an intercollegiate athletic association to promote competitions among female athletes in Massachusetts colleges. Included are membership directories, reports, and records of competitions, tournaments and championships.
New Directions for Women Productions records
Sports and fitness: Exercise and gymnastics classes for adults , circa 1900-1999
Photographs of group exercises at YWCA of the USA associations from early practices such as calisthenics and rhythmical gymnastic through more modern practices such as yoga, and stationary cycling. Photographs are arranged roughly by date.
Sports and fitness: Miscellaneous , circa 1920-1999
Photographs of fitness and sports activities including an unidentified field hockey event, the YWCA volleyball team as part of the Great American Workout, an unidentified United States Olympic Committee event, Billie Jean King and YWCA of New York coach Valerie Joseph, and additional promotional photographs and illustrations concerning fitness activities and programs.
Sports and fitness: National girls and women in sports day , circa 1997
Photographs of a National Girls and Women in Sports Day event mounted on paper with captions. Photographed activities include sports clinics and guest speaker Bridget Venturi.
Sports: Bicycling, 1896-1971
Photographs of women and girls participating in bicycling activities at community YWCA of the USA associations.
Sports collection
This small collection is comprised mostly newspaper clippings about girls and women breaking into collegiate and professional sports, and youth sports, circa 1970s. Included are printed materials on the Women's Equity Action League Educational and Legal Defense Fund (WEAL) and its interpretations of Title IX - Educational Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all federally funded education programs.
Sports: Fencing, circa 1935, undated
Photographs of fencing instruction programs.
Sports: Golf, circa 1960-1979
Photographs of golf instruction at community associations of the YWCA of the USA.
Sports: Horseback riding, circa 1948-1970
Photographs of YWCA of the USA horseback riding activities.
Sports: Miscellaneous, circa 1895-1989
Photographs highlighting sports and recreation program for women and girls at community YWCA of the USA associations.
Sports: Racquet sports, circa 1920-1999
Photographs of tennis and badminton programs and activities for youth and adults through the YWCA of the USA and its community associations.
Sports: Self-defense and martial arts, circa 1950-1979
Photographs of martial arts and self defense classes for women and youth through the YWCA of the USA and its community associations.
Sports: Skiing, circa 1955-1976
Photographs of ski instruction and activities through the YWCA of the USA and its community associations.
Sports: Swimming, circa 1950-1989
Photographs of swimming and water safety classes, programs and activities for children and adults through the YWCA of the USA and its community associations. Photographed programs include swimming for fun, exercise, or sport, as well as water introduction for infants, and classes for children and adults with disabilities.
Sports: Water sports, undated
Photographs of boating and water skiing activities through the YWCA of the USA and its community associations.