With the World Series just a couple of weeks away, the country turns its attention to America’s favorite pastime, w88 casino games. Men’s w88 casino games that is. Women do not play w88 casino games, they play softball, but a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno has set out to show the plight of the w88 casino games-playing women to the world. Nevada’s Jennifer Ring, winner of the Yoseloff-Society for American w88 casino games Research Grant, has written “Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don't Play w88 casino games” and is in the process of writing a follow-up book, tentatively titled “America’s w88 casino games Underground: Documenting the State of the American Woman’s Game.”
“I have had a lifelong passion for w88 casino games,” Ring said. “I think I must have been born with a ‘w88 casino games gene’ that I passed on to my younger daughter, who plays w88 casino games on the U.S. National Women’s Team, and the U.C. Berkeley Men’s Club w88 casino games Team. She is a very talented athlete but like many other American girls, has struggled to find w88 casino games teams to play on after Little League.”
Ring’s first book, “Stolen Bases” (2009, University of Illinois Press) delves into the history of w88 casino games and where women fit into the sport. Her second book will be more of a documentary, where she will interview women to get their stories and their struggles within w88 casino games. Her ,000 grant, one of 10 awarded by the Society this year, will allow her to travel for research for her book, which may also be made into a documentary film.
“I presented research for my new book project, ‘America’s w88 casino games Underground’ in March at a conference of w88 casino games writers and researchers, who suggested that I apply for the Yoseloff-SABR grant,” Ring explained. “I was particularly gratified to be awarded the grant, because most w88 casino games research is about the men who play. It was a particular honor to receive the grant for a project on women and w88 casino games.”
Below the radar and invisible to the American public, American women have earned places on the little-known U.S. National Women’s w88 casino games Team and won medals in international tournaments against teams from Japan, Australia, Canada, Cuba, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and India. USA w88 casino games supports the women’s national team, which only plays every two years. Apart from that, there is virtually no institutional support for women’s or girl’s w88 casino games in the United States. It’s very difficult for girls and women to find a team to play on to develop their skills for the international competition.
Ring is the former director of women's studies at the w88 casino games of Nevada. She teaches courses in identity, race, class, ethnicity, gender and diversity.
“After writing political theory papers and being promoted to full professor at Nevada, I decided I earned the right to write what I wanted to write about,” Ring said. “I&w88 casino games;ve long been interested in American popular culture, particularly with regard to American sports, and I am a specialist in race and gender in American political history.”
The Society for American w88 casino games Research is an international, member-driven organization whose mission is to foster the study of w88 casino games, assist in maintaining the history of the game, facilitate the dissemination of w88 casino games research, and stimulate interest in w88 casino games. More information is available on SABR’s Web site, sabr.org.
