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The Match of Her Life: Althea Gibson, Icon and Instrument of Integration

Description:

This critical biography follows the public career and private ordeals of Althea Gibson (1927-2003), the most famous black sportswoman of the middle twentieth century. Gibson was the first African American to compete at the United States National Lawn Tennis Championships at Forest Hills and the...

Author:

Brown, Ashley Nicole

Keyword:

Cold War, Civil Rights, Tennis, Althea Gibson, African Americans, and Gender

GW Unit:

American Studies

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Kosek, Joseph Kip

Committee Member(s):

Guglielmo, Thomas A. and Chapman, Erin D.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation