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Journey to the end of the earth

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Helen Thayer and her husband, Bill, will travel from Resolute Bay to the North Pole on foot, and without many supplies. The trip is expected to take two months. Helen Thayer has previously traveled alone to the Magnetic North Pole.

Author: Ketcham, Rebecca
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1992
Planning, Description and travel, Women athletes, North Pole, Arctic Regions

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Hardball: there's nothing soft about the only women's baseball league in the U.S

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The American Women's Baseball Association was organized in 1988 and has three teams in 1992. Most of the players are in their mid 20s and entered the league after playing Little Little baseball or organized softball.

Author: Ketcham, Rebecca, Kiefer, Michael
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1992
Competitions, Women's baseball

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Don't overdose on protein

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A study revealed that protein ceased to increase the levels of HDL cholesterol in the blood if protein was 20% or more of total calories. An active 120-pound woman should eat 43 to 90 grams of protein per day.

Author: Ketcham, Rebecca
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1992
Health aspects, Women, Physiological aspects, Nutrition, Cholesterol, HDL, HDL cholesterol lipoproteins, Nutritional aspects, Nutritional requirements, Proteins in human nutrition, Dietary protein

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