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Equal footing

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Women are now provided with sports-specific choices for buying shoes. Manufacturers, which have recognized that women require different qualities in athletic shoes than men do, provide women with shoes for basketball, volleyball, running, soccer, tennis, walking, water sports, and hiking.

Author: Shea, Sarah Bowen, Brunick, Tom, Gabbard, Andrea, Richie, Douglas H., Jr.
Publisher: Weider Publications LLC
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1997
Equipment and supplies, Athletic shoes, Women athletes

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Climb for a cure

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Three women who attempted to climb Mt Aconcagua in Argentina describe the event. In all, 17 breast-cancers survivors, inspired by a plan of survivor Laura Evans, climbed to celebrate their individual victories, but also to raise funds for breast-cancer research.

Author: Gabbard, Andrea, Porter, Annette, Crosetti, Claudia
Publisher: Weider Publications LLC
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1995
Research, Personal narratives, Breast cancer, Mountaineering

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Spec tech

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A buyer's guide to sunglasses is presented. Sunglasses not only make a style statement, they also can protect the eyes from ultraviolet light. Prices and frames, as well as lens material, treatment and color are discussed.

Author: Gabbard, Andrea
Publisher: Weider Publications LLC
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1992
Sunglasses

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