The forgotten legacy of Stella Walsh : the greatest female athlete of her time /

The forgotten legacy of Stella Walsh : the greatest female athlete of her time /

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Author / Creator:Anderson, Sheldon R., 1951- author.
Imprint:Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 229 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Walsh, Stella, -- 1911-1980.
Walsh, Stella, -- 1911-1980.
Women track and field athletes -- Poland -- Biography.
Women track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Olympic athletes -- Poland -- Biography.
Polish American athletes -- Biography.
Intersex athletes -- Poland -- Biography.
Intersex athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Intersex athletes.
Olympic athletes.
Polish American athletes.
Women track and field athletes.
Poland.
United States.
Biographies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13583697
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ISBN:9781442277564
1442277564
9781442277557
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 17, 2017).
Summary:Stella Walsh was a Polish-American Olympic track and field icon of the 1930s. When Walsh was murdered years after her track career had ended, the autopsy brought her sex-and her legacy-into question. This first biography of Walsh reveals in detail her personal struggles, athletic triumphs, and tragic death.
Other form:Print version: Anderson, Sheldon R., 1951- Forgotten legacy of Stella Walsh. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017 9781442277557

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