J A Mangan & Roberta J Park 
From Fair Sex to Feminism [PDF ebook] 
Sport and the Socialization of Women in the Industrial and Post-Industrial Eras

First published in 1987 with the aim of deepening understanding of the place of women in the cultural heritage of modern society, this collection of essays brings together the previously discrete perspectives of women’s studies and the social history of sport. Using feminist ideas to explore the role of sport in women’s lives, From Fair Sex to Feminism is a central text in the study of sport, gender and the body.