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This discussion of sports film heroines begins with National Velvet (1944) and ends with Secretariat (2010). By examining such portrayals this volume analyses whether these story lines do or do not empower women as characters and role models, while offering alternative cinematic choices that reflect the true and ever-growing history of women in sports.

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A Paperback by Viridiana Lieberman

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    Publisher: McFarland & Company
    Publication Date: 11/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780786476619, 978-0786476619
    ISBN10: 0786476613
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    Film history, theory or criticism Gender studies: women and girls Sports and outdoor recreation

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    Book Synopsis
    This discussion of sports film heroines begins with National Velvet (1944) and ends with Secretariat (2010). By examining such portrayals this volume analyses whether these story lines do or do not empower women as characters and role models, while offering alternative cinematic choices that reflect the true and ever-growing history of women in sports.

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