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ERIC Number: EJ463206
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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The "Texas Tomboy:" The Life and Legend of Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
Cayleff, Susan E.
OAH Magazine of History, v7 n1 p28-33 Sum 1992
Describes the life of "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias from her start as a basketball player and Olympian through her career as a professional golfer. Addresses the difficulties faced by women who are successful in the male arena of athletics. Discusses her struggles against cancer and to be seen by the public as a normal female. (DK)
Descriptors: Athletes, Biographies, Females, Higher Education, Sex Bias, Sex Role, Womens Athletics
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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