{"product_id":"2940012817891","title":"The First Women's College Basketball Game: Media Reports from 1896, Stanford vs. California","description":"The first women's intercollegiate basketball game was played in San Francisco on April 4, 1896, between the Universities of Stanford and California, Berkeley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a time capsule of more than 50 newspaper articles from February to August, 1896, describing the hoopla leading up to the game, the excitement of the game itself, and the controversial aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe impact of this game was felt around the country and reverberates to this day. Every college basketball player and every woman athlete owes her heritage to the pioneers who organized and played in this game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe articles cover training methods, practice games, diets, uniforms, financial matters, and the exclusion of male spectators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntercollegiate women's basketball flourished briefly in the late 1890s before such competitions were banned in 1899 at both Stanford and California. The programs would not resume competitive college basketball for 75 years, until after the passage of Title IX.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 6 source publications are: The Fresno Weekly Republican, The San Francisco Call, The San Francisco Examiner, The Oakland Tribune, Leslie's Weekly, and The World: New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lost Century of Sports Collection (www.LostCentury.com) publishes anthologies of rare sports articles and illustrations from America's sporting heritage.","brand":"The Lost Century of Sports Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079187775728,"sku":"2940012817891","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012817891_p0.jpg?v=1763572835","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012817891","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}