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Present Status Of Women In Professional Athletics, Debra Gaber
Present Status Of Women In Professional Athletics, Debra Gaber
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The life of a female professional athlete in many ways seems undesirable. Attitudinal pressures and societal demands coupled with the rigors of competitive sport make a female pro's life draining, if not oppressive. On the outside there may appear a gleam of happiness as a photographer catches a pro in action during her moment of glory. Magazine articles assume by inference that being "number one" is glamorous and highly desirable. It does mark a tremendous achievement in an athlete's life, but for a female athlete, "getting there" is almost a nightmare. No female professional is without some battle scars.
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Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook V, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing
Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook V, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing
WKU Archives Records
Scrapbook regarding WKU faculty, staff, events and sports for period August 1973 through January 1974 compiled by the president's office.