Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, Tucker Center News,Fall 1998 [Loose]

ANNOUNCEMENTS Melanie Williams, HBO Sports Associate Producer, is in search of film footage recording women's participation in sport for an Tucker Center for Research on Girls upcoming HBO documentary. Do you have any video/film/footage of women participating in sports or sports related activities pre-1950? HBO SPORTS is looking for any unusual, funny, or rare footage of women in athletics for an upcoming documentary on the history of women in sports. Please contact HBO at 888-302-1199 to get involved in the project. & Women in Sport An ice hockey facility and soccer stadium devoted to women's athletics continues the proud tradition of the University of Minnesota, and the Department of Women's Athletics, as a national leader in women's sports. The University is preparing final Tucker Center News Fall 1998 design plans for the new facilities and construction could begin as early as April 1999 with completion scheduled in August 2000. The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is officially coming to Minnesota! The sale of 5,000 season tickets LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR secured the expansion team's arrival in Minneapolis for the upcoming season. The opening tip is scheduled for June, 1999. For more information, contact Paul Kemble at 612-673-1391 or [email protected]. Greetings from the Tucker Center. As fall quarter gets underway, we are gearing up for another exciting and productive year. Toward this end, we are pleased to announce a new "Playing in a New League" by Sara Gogol (Masters Press): The first and only book about the American Basketball League member of the Tucker Center, grantswriter Wendy Veazie. Wendy is not only dedicated to the (ABL) is about to hit the stands! Author Sara Gogol provides a look at the history of women's basketball and its evolution into mission of the Tucker Center, she is also experienced in preparing research grant proposals at professional leagues in the United States. She considers the preset and future of both new women's pro leagues, the ABL and the local and federal levels. Her efforts will enable the Tucker Center to produce cutting-edge WNBA, through personal narratives of players and coaches. research on girls and women in sport. Please see the "Staff Updates" section inside this newsletter for more information about Wendy and what we know will be her important contribution to the Tucker Center. This fall we continue our tradition with the Borghild Strand Distinguished Lecture Series. Tucker Center for Research on Girls We are extremely honored to announce that Anita L. DeFrantz, International Olympic & Women in Sport Committee (IOC) board member and President of the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, will be our next speaker. Ms. DeFrantz will focus on the role of women in the Dr. Mary Jo Kane University of Minnesota Olympic Movement. Her lecture takes place Monday, November 16 at Cowles Auditorium in 203 Cooke Hall, 1900 University Ave. SE the Hubert H. Humphrey Center from 7:00-9:00 PM. A member of the 1976 and 1980 Olympic teams, DeFrantz is the Minneapolis, MN 55455 first woman ever to be elected as Vice-President of the IOC and was named one of the 100 Most Powerful People in 612-625-7327 VOX I 612-626-7700 fax Sports by the Sporting News. If you have any questions about this exciting event, please see the enclosed flyer or call 612- [email protected] 625-7327. http://www.kls.coled.umn.edu/crgws/ In addition to our Distinguished Lecture Series, the Tucker Center's collaborative projects with Minnesota high schools and Minneapolis television station KARE-11 will continue this fall. The high school workshops, designed for adolescent females, teach critical thinking skills by examining past and current media depictions of athletic females. Research has consistently shown that females are portrayed in ways that emphasize their femininity and physical attractiveness, rather than their accomplishments as highly competent sportswomen. After viewing examples from newspapers and magazines that illustrate such research findings, workshop participants brainstorm and collaborate with their peers to create alternative, empowering images of female athleticism. These images are then displayed within the school to encourage a broader discussion of the ways in which female athletes can be portrayed in a positive light. The workshops have been SO successful that we have been asked by a local foundation to expand the program state-wide. The KARE-11 project involves the production of a 30 minute documentary that explores the impact of Title IX and gender equity on women's sports in Minnesota. This documentary will be aired by KARE-11 sometime in late fall or early winter. We'll keep you posted on the broadcast date. The Tucker Center is also involved in a collaborative research project with Do YOU HAVE A COMMENT OR SUGGESTION FOR Us? Professor Stuart Schleien, a former faculty member in the University of Minnesota's School of Kinesiology and Leisure Studies. Now serving as Head of the Department The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport is always of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Professor Schleien is known for his significant contributions in the areas of looking for suggestions from you for future Distinguished Lecture Series therapeutic recreation and community inclusion of people with disabilities. A scholars or announcements you'd like to see in our newsletter. We combination of Schleien's expertise, and the Tucker Center's focus on the media, will provide a critical analysis of how female athletes with disabilities are portrayed appreciate your feedback. Please call or email your suggestions for future in magazines targeted toward individuals with physical disabilities. An interview Distinguished Lecture Series scholars, announcements, or other comments with Dr. Schleien can be found on the following page, under our Affiliated Scholar Profile. or suggestions to us at 612-625-7327 [email protected]. Thanks! Finally, look further in this newsletter to learn more about the Tucker Center's recent staff additions and updates. Our commitment to graduate education, research, http://www.kls.coled.umn.edu/crgws/ and outreach is well-served and documented by these valuable and enthusiastic individuals. Anita DeFrantz