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Ex-Patriot: proving you can't keep a good woman Down Under, journalist Lisa Olson is back

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Sports journalist Lisa Olson was interviewing members of the New England Patriots in 1990, when some of the team waved their genitals at her. After she complained about the incident, she was ridiculed in the media and received death threats. She later moved to Australia, but has recently returned.

Author: Sharp, Kathleen, Zuk, Rachel
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1997
Social aspects, Behavior, Ethical aspects, Sexual harassment, Women journalists, Sportswriters, New England Patriots, Olson, Lisa

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Give us your best shot; five female photographers share their favorite Olympic moments

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Sports photography is still dominated by men, and at the 1996 Olympics only about 10% of press credentials went to female photographers. Five top women photographers, Tish Quirk, Lori Adamski-Peek, Eileen Blass, Marlene Karas, and Eileen Langsley describe how they took their Olympic shots.

Author: Gottesman, Jane
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1996
Methods, Practice, Portrayals, Women photographers, Photography of sports, Sports photography, Quirk, Tish, Adamski-Peek, Lori, Blass, Eileen, Langsley, Eileen, Kara, Marlene

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Proving our Olympic mettle: a history of women in the Olympics

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The 1996 Summer Olympics marks the 100th anniversary of the modern games, and more than 3,700 women athletes are expected to compete. However, women were banned from competing at the 1886 games. A brief history of women's participation in the games is given.

Author: Leder, Jane
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1996
History, Olympic athletes, Women athletes

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