Great Women in the Sport of Kings

by Davidson, Scooter Toby; Anthony, Valerie; Schleiffers, Sandy; Festle, Mary Jo

• ISBN13: 9780815605652
• ISBN10: 081560565X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Summary

Although it has only been thirty years since the first female jockey rode onto the then male-only turf of thoroughbred horse racing, they have since made their mark on the racetrack and in the winner's circle. Great Women in the Sport of Kings, the first book to consider the phenomenon of female jockeys, takes an in-depth look at their lives. Through the oral histories of ten top female jockeys, the authors offer intimate portraits of how they overcame personal and professional obstacles to rise to the top of thoroughbred horse racing. In her Introduction, women's sports historian Mary Jo Festle explores the larger issues of women in sport, sexism in horse racing, the struggles female jockeys face, and the significance of their success.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Sandy Schleiffers
Preface	xi
Acknowledgment	xiii
Introduction	xv
Mary Jo Festle
Diane Nelson	1	(12)
Julie Krone	13	(14)
Paula Keim-Bruno	27	(10)
Jill Jellison	37	(10)
Gwen Jocson	47	(12)
Darci Rice	59	(12)
Rosemary Homeister, Jr.	71	(14)
Donna Barton	85	(16)
Kristi Chapman	101	(10)
Dodie Duys	111	(14)
Appendix America's First Female Jockeys	125	(2)
Glossary	127