Gender, work, and harness racing : fast horses and strong women in southwestern Pennsylvania / Elizabeth Anne Larsen

Author: Larsen, Elizabeth Anne, 1968-
Additional Titles: Fast horses and strong women in southwestern Pennsylvania
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
Physical Description: xviii, 187 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

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Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Harness Racing World -- 2.Risks and Gratifications -- 3.From a Family Harness Racing Business, or Not? -- 4.Disrespect at the Track -- 5.Working with Family -- 6.Juggling Career and Domestic Demands -- 7.Resisting Sexism at Work -- 8.Women on Future Horse Racetracks.

Subject(s)

Women in horse racing—Pennsylvania
Horse racing—Pennsylvania
Horse racing
Women in horse racing
Pennsylvania

ISBN

9780739190210 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739190210 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781498506083 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1498506089 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index.

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