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Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America

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Capturing more than a century of struggles, this stirring cultural history traces the evolution of women's participation in sports in Latin America, from physical education to amateur clubs to the creation of national teams.

Author(s): Brenda Elsey, Joshua Nadel
Series: Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Year: 2019

Language: English
Pages: 371
Tags: History, Women, Sports, Latin America

List of Figures......Page 9
Introduction......Page 12
1. Physical Education and Women’s Sports in Argentina and Chile......Page 28
2. Policing Women’s Sports in Brazil......Page 72
3. Brazilian Sportswomen Defying Prohibition......Page 120
4. Physical Education and Women’s Sports in Mexico and Central America......Page 158
5. The Boom and Bust of Mexican Women’s Football......Page 203
Epilogue......Page 256
Acknowledgments......Page 279
Notes......Page 283
Bibliography......Page 337
Index......Page 359