The Frailty Myth: Women Approaching Physical Equality - Rilegato

Advance praise for The Frailty Myth

"Run, leap, jump, and cheer! Colette Dowling confronts the myths of female frailty, and wrestles them to the ground in a passionate meditation that is clean and true."
--Susan Brownmiller, author of Against Our Will and In Our Time

"The myth of female anatomical and physiological inferiority has kept too many women from realizing the joys of sport, fitness, and physical activity, and developing the good health, strength, confidence, and self-esteem that has benefited their male counterparts. The Frailty Myth shatters these misconceptions and instills in all women the importance of experiencing their bodies. Five stars--a must-read."
--Donna Lopiano, Ph.D., executive director, Women's Sports Foundation

"        In the twenty-first century, Americans are going to have to rethink the idea of the physical inferiority of women because of books like The Frailty Myth. Dowling overturns the old Victorian idea that women are the weaker sex by providing important evidence of women's strength drawn from studies in sports physiology and the   record book of female physical achievement. This is a call to arms for female athleticism among girls and women of all ages."
--Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Department of Human Development, Cornell University, author of The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls and Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa

"        Dowling's book is an excellent resource for scholars interested in women's sport and physical activity; you will find the book in my room. Even more, I hope The Frailty Myth is read by parents, teachers, community leaders, and all who would help shape a world that promotes women's physical potential and strength."

--Diane L. Gill, Ph.D., Department of Exercise and Sport Science,
University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Colette Dowling is an internationally known writer and lecturer whose books have been translated into twenty languages. She is the author of numerous books, including Maxing Out, Red Hot Mamas, You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way?, and The Cinderella Complex, which has been in print since it was first published in 1981. Her articles have appeared in many magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, New York, and Harper's. She lives in Woodstock, New York.