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Women in Sport: Volume VIII of the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, An IOC Medical Committee...
From the New England Journal of Medicine, July 12, 2001 In the past three decades, we have seen exponential growth in the number of opportunities for women athletes, outpaced only by gains in the numbers and performances of the participants themselves. Women in Sport is a monumental work of art that presents the history and science of women's sports from an international perspective, tastefully combining sentimentality and inspiration with medicine and science. No one was more qualified than Barbara Drinkwater to edit this book, and she has assembled a capable group of 57 contributors who comprehensively cover a vast amount of material. It is both intriguing and noteworthy that nearly all of the contributors are women; the book demonstrates rather subtly the important fact that the numbers and achievements of women in medicine and science have increased in parallel with those of women in athletics. This point may be missed by the casual reader, since the contributors are identified by their first initials in the table of contents and the list of contributors. Since Women in Sport is the eighth volume of the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine (a publication of the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine), it is not surprising that its publication was timed to coincide with the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Those of us who are old enough to remember women's sports before Title IX required equal access and facilities for males and females in school and college sports will appreciate how well this book presents the past, present, and future of the topic, covering both history and science in a legible, informative, and inspiring manner.
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