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This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game

Contributors:

By (Author) Jennifer Cooper
Illustrated by Eva Byrne

ISBN:

9781728267845

Publisher:

Sourcebooks, Inc

Imprint:

Sourcebooks Explore

Publication Date:

6th January 2026

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

48

Dimensions:

Width 257mm, Height 260mm

Description

This spirited picture book looks at five trailblazing women in sports who cast aside the stuffy, confining outfits they were expected to wear in favor of clothes they could move in! Imagine trying to play tennis in a long dress, or swimming laps wearing heavy petticoats! That's how it used to be for girls and women in sports... until a few found a better way! See how women like cyclist Kittie Knox, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and Albertine LePensee and her Canadian hockey teammates flouted convention and risked scandal to wear things they could move in. They sewed their own knickerbockers, donned sleek swimsuits, and shortened skirts, and in the process helped change society's ideas about what women and girls could wear-and do! Features back matter with cool facts about each woman and team, as well as a look at women athletes today who continue to take a stand for clothes that are more comfortable and inclusive.

Author Bio

Jennifer Cooper is an author, teacher, triathlete, and mom of three She lives with her husband and family in British Columbia, Canada. KATIE, BIG AND STRONG is her first book.

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