Strong Like Her: A Celebration of Rule Breakers, History Makers, and Unstoppable Athletes

Beautiful and powerful, Strong Like Her presents the awe-inspiring account of women's athleticism throughout history.

Journalist  Haley Shapley takes us through the delightful untold history of female  strength to understand how we can better encourage—and celebrate—the  physical power of women.

Part group biography, part cultural  history, Strong Like Her delves into the fascinating stories of our  muscular foremothers. From the first female Olympian (who entered the  chariot race through a loophole) to the circus stars who could lift  their husbands above their heads and make it look like "a little light  housework with a feather duster," these brave and brawny women paved the  way for the generations to follow.

Filled with Sophy Holland's  beautiful por­traits of some of today's most awe-inspiring ath­letes,  Strong Like Her celebrates strength in all its forms. Illuminating the  lives and accomplish­ments of storied female sports stars—whose  con­tributions to society go far beyond their entries in record  books—Shapley challenges us to rethink everything we thought we knew  about the power of women.