The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World / Jere Longman (Book)
On July 10, 1999, the world of women’s sports changed forever as the U.S. defeated China in the Women’s World Cup soccer final in front of 90,000 spectators at the Rose Bowl–and millions more watching on television around the world.
The World at Their Feet - The Legendary Story of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team (Documentary)
A fascinating documentary about the US Women’s Soccer team, including scenes and interviews with Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and Michelle Akers.
The Champion Within / L. Gregg (Book)
The most comprehensive book on women’s soccer ever compiled. Contributions come from every member of the World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s National Team, including Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Briana Scurry and a foreword by Mia Hamm.
Face to Face With Michelle Akers (Book)
Author: Michelle Akers, Judy NelsonPublished: 1996
This book covers the continuous tribulations that Akers has faced through her life as she strove to become the best woman soccer player in the world. It describes the highs and lows of her personal life, her ongoing fight against chronic fatigue disease syndrome, and how Christianity gave her renewed hope and strength.
Face to Face With Michelle Akers at Amazon.com
The Game and the Glory / Michelle Akers (Book)
Author: Michelle Akers, Gregg Lewis
Published: 2000
As the world watched Brandi Chastain set up for her penalty kick, Michelle Akers lay on a training table beneath the Rose Bowl recovering from her efforts in the Women’s World Cup final. She had been given two liters of fluid intravenously but was still woozy and it didn’t register, at first, that Chastain had scored and the U.S. team had won. At her insistence, the doctor removed her IVs and she staggered out onto the field to join the celebration. As she stood in the center of the field, the capacity crowd began chanting “Aaa-kers! Aaa-kers! Aaa-kers!”
Biker Merandi Liebenberg
The following is an interview with biker Merandi Liebenberg from Gauteng, South Africa. This is part of a series of interviews with female bikers around the world. Each woman was asked general questions about herself and her interests as well as about challenges they face as a female biker.
Biker Denise van Deventer
The following is an interview with biker Denise van Deventer from Gauteng, South Africa. This is part of a series of interviews with female bikers around the world. Each woman was asked general questions about herself and her interests as well as about challenges they face as a female biker.
Who Says Girls Can’t Hunt?
By popular demand, the Girls Can’t WHAT? Hunter has arrived. Decked out in camouflage with a blaze orange vest for safety, this girl has a gun and she knows how to use it! Whether it’s target practice or hunting for big game, this girl’s not afraid to take aim and fire.This design was inspired by a quote from Annie Oakley:
Biker Cherilyn Stoltz
The following is an interview with biker Cherilyn Stoltz from Gauteng, South Africa. This is part of a series of interviews with female bikers around the world. Each woman was asked general questions about herself and her interests as well as about challenges they face as a female biker.
Biker Tanja Brechenmacher
The following is an interview with biker Tanja Brechenmacher from Gauteng, South Africa. This is part of a series of interviews with female bikers around the world. Each woman was asked general questions about herself and her interests as well as about challenges they face as a female biker. Read more
Biker “Skinny”
The following is an interview with biker Skinny from Gauteng, South Africa. This is part of a series of interviews with female bikers around the world. Each woman was asked general questions about herself and her interests as well as about challenges they face as a female biker.
Biker Sanet Geldenhuys
The following is an interview with biker Sanet Geldenhuys from Gauteng, South Africa. This is part of a series of interviews with female bikers around the world. Each woman was asked general questions about herself and her interests as well as about challenges they face as a female biker.
Carrie Chapman Catt (Women’s Rights Activist)
Carrie Chapman Catt was born in 1859 on a farm in Ripon, Wisconsin as Carrie Clinton Lane. When she was seven years old, her family moved to Iowa. She graduated from high school and, because her father refused her financial support for a college education, she began to teach. After earning enough money, she enrolled in 1877 at Iowa State Agricultural College (now known as Iowa State University) at Ames, Iowa. Three years later she graduated with a science degree and became a principal at the high school in Mason City, Iowa for the next two years. In 1883, she became one of the first women in the United States to become superintendent of schools.
Tales from the Boom-Boom Room: Women vs. Wall Street / Susan Antilla (Book)
Author: Susan Antilla
Published: November 2002
Excerpted from Tales from the Boom-Boom Room: Women vs. Wall Street by Susan Antilla. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Prologue
At twenty-three, smart, attractive, with sweeping long dark hair, Lori Hurwitz started with tall ambitions as a rookie at the Garden City, New York, office of Shearson Lehman Brothers, one of the biggest firms on Wall Street.
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte (Book)
Author: Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855)
Published: Penguin Classics (February 4, 2003)
Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead and subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman’s passionate search for a richer life than that traditionally allowed women in Victorian society.
Bull’s-Eye: A Photobiography of Annie Oakley / Sue Macy (Book)
Author: Sue Macy
Published: September 12, 2006
At last, National Geographic’s award-winning photobiography of Annie Oakley bursts into paperback. This stirring story of an enduring American heroine has won widespread acclaim and was named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
Annie’s amazing life comes sharply into focus in a compelling narrative, period photography, and in her own words. Two historical maps and a chronology ground the legend in time and place.
She’s Not Just A Pretty Face / Shania Twain (Lyrics)
Artist: Shania Twain
Album: Up! (2002)
(Oh na, na, na)
She hosts a T.V. show–she rides the rodeo
She plays the bass in a band
She’s an astronaut–
a valet at the parking lot
A farmer working the land
She is a champion–she gets the gold
She’s a ballerina–the star of the show Read more
BMX “Dirt Diva”
The BMX “Dirt Diva” has just been added to the Girls Can’t WHAT? Shop. Decked out in a two-tone pink racing suit and helmet, this girl is ready for big league competition. She is a pro both on and off the track with a style all her own and her favorite BMX bike always ready to go. Leading the pack right out of the gate, this Diva is unstoppable.
The BMX girl is available in a variety clothing and gift items in the Girls Can’t WHAT? store. Check her out!
No Magic Required
Bloom, Stella, Musa, Flora, Tecna, Layla, Sabrina, Aquagirl, Abby Cadabby, Bubbles, Blossum, Buttercup, Elastigirl, Violet, Tabitha Smith, Mystique, Starfire, Raven, Kimiko.If the above mentioned characters ring a bell, then perhaps you can also figure out what they have in common besides the fact that they are all female. If you guessed magical powers, you are correct. You may pass go, collect $200 and move to the head of the class.
I Believe
Have a seat…relax…and read this slowly.
I believe - That we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I believe - That no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and, you must forgive them for that.
I believe - That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I believe - That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
Grand Intentions
“The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.”
A favorite quote of mine has always been “The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.” I looked that up today and found that it is attributed to Roger Nash Baldwin. I don’t know him, but he was apparently a very intelligent individual to have said such a wise thing.
Grand Relationships
One of my pet peeves is to hear someone say “Oh well, it’s the thought that counts.” That is such a cop out. Many times
this is just an afterthought by an irresponsible person and it’s…well…thoughtless.
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