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African American women basketball players Biography Basketball players United States Biography Cleaveland, Agnes Morley 1874-1958 Criminal justice, Administration of United States Irons, Jonathan Judicial error United States Moore, Maya Social reformers United States Biography Women basketball players United States Biography Women BiographyMacy, Sue.
Summary: Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball; and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart-pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, earning national...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 MACCopies Available at Woodmere
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Summary: "From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist--a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women's basketball team where she had been the centerpiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a security...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRINER, BRITTNEY GRICopies Available at Peninsula
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Summary: "A journey for justice turned into a love story when Maya Moore, one of the WNBA's brightest stars, married the man she helped free from prison, Jonathan Irons. Jonathan was only sixteen when he was arrested for a crime he did not commit. Maya Moore's family met Jonathan through a prison ministry program in 1999 and over time developed a close bond with him. Maya met Jonathan in 2007, shortly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andscape 2023