In short, I adored this one! I’ve really enjoyed a lot of these brief history books recently and I think this one is certainly one of my favorites. Each image also comes complete with a few bullet points from the women’s history and even a quote on their success, struggles, and fight. I think back to the time I had a US women’s Soccer team poster on my wall and I could totally see me pasting up some of these alongside it. The art for this one is amazing as well, and I could easily see a few of these being framed. It’s easy to understand and all the entries cover the women’s career and achievements while remaining brief. I really think this is the perfect book for those who enjoy learning about sports history and/or feminism, and it’s written in such a way that it’s very accessible to kids. It’s a short book but it’s packed with great information.
It also includes a few little infographics about things like musculature and even the pay gap between men’s and women’s sports. There are women who were the first to participate, women who broke down barriers, and those who broke records.
WiS highlights fifty women who come from a multitude of backgrounds, countries, and participate in a wide variety of sports. Women in Sports is a beautifully illustrated look at women athletes who broke the mold, change the game, and paved the way for other women to join them on the podium. Thank you so much to Blogging For Books for sending me a stunning finished copy of this book in exchange for my honest review! I can see myself recommending this title to so many friends and family members, and cannot wait until my son is old enough for me to read this with him and to teach him about incredible women in sports. I learned so much about so many awesome female athletes and was reminded of how incredible and EQUAL we women genuinely are (in every way, no matter what society says!). I'm not much of a non-fiction reader, so reading anything educational honestly usually requires something special added in the mix, and this book absolutely has that, between how easy to read it is and how adorable the illustrations are. I love any sort of book that caters to my feminist side (which, if we're being honest, is all of me?), and I also am a slight sports fan, so when I saw this book, I had to grab a copy! I've heard good things about this book's predecessor, "Women in Science", and while I haven't read that one, I can safely say that I LOVED this book.
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