This updated second edition provides comprehensive and current information on women in sports, detailing the history, biography, bibliography, and statistics of female professional and amateur athletes. The book is divided into 4 parts with 6 chapters. Part 1, History of Women's Sports, presents: (1) Women in American Sports and (2) Women in the Olympics (noting every Olympic venue to date). Part 2, Biographies and Teams, presents listings of: (3) 86 Outstanding Women Athletes Who Influenced American Sports and (4) 10 Outstanding Women's Teams. Part 3, Basic Resources, offers: (5) a selected bibliography and (6) a directory of organizations. Part 4, Appendixes, includes appendixes A-F: (A) Olympic Gold Medalists; (B) Selected National Award Winners and Champions; (C) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champions, Division I; (D) Athletes Profiled in Outstanding Women Athletes, Arranged by Sport; (E) List of Organization Abbreviations; and (F) Selected Reference Sources. (SM)