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Breaking Through: Heroes in Canadian Women's Sport (Lorimer Recordbooks)

Sue Irwin

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Description:This book highlights the achievements of Canadian women sports stars -- the role models of today's young female athletes. They fought for the right to compete in sports traditionally dominated by men and proved that women's sports are just as competitive and exciting to watch as men's. Spanning decades, Breaking Through focuses on seven sports and the women who made them their own, including well-known legends such as soccer player Christine Sinclair, who brought women's soccer in Canada into the limelight, and hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser, the longest-serving member of Canada's National team and five-time Olympic medalist. Readers will also see basketball, bobsleigh and rugby represented and learn the stories of less well-known athletes such as Indigenous cross-country skiers Sharon Anne and Shirley Firth, who faced down prejudice, and Carol Huynh, who brought home Canada's first Olympic gold medal in women's wrestling.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Breaking Through: Heroes in Canadian Women's Sport (Lorimer Recordbooks). To get started finding Breaking Through: Heroes in Canadian Women's Sport (Lorimer Recordbooks), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book highlights the achievements of Canadian women sports stars -- the role models of today's young female athletes. They fought for the right to compete in sports traditionally dominated by men and proved that women's sports are just as competitive and exciting to watch as men's. Spanning decades, Breaking Through focuses on seven sports and the women who made them their own, including well-known legends such as soccer player Christine Sinclair, who brought women's soccer in Canada into the limelight, and hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser, the longest-serving member of Canada's National team and five-time Olympic medalist. Readers will also see basketball, bobsleigh and rugby represented and learn the stories of less well-known athletes such as Indigenous cross-country skiers Sharon Anne and Shirley Firth, who faced down prejudice, and Carol Huynh, who brought home Canada's first Olympic gold medal in women's wrestling.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Breaking Through: Heroes in Canadian Women's Sport (Lorimer Recordbooks). To get started finding Breaking Through: Heroes in Canadian Women's Sport (Lorimer Recordbooks), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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