The Palgrave Handbook Of Feminism And Sport, Leisure And Physical Education

THE PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF FEMINISM AND SPORT, LEISURE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Edited by Louise Mansfield, Jayne Caudwell, Belinda Wheaton and Beccy Watson The Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education Louise Mansfield • Jayne Caudwell Belinda Wheaton • Beccy Watson Editors The Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education Editors Louise Mansfield Brunel University London, UK Jayne Caudwell Bournemouth University Poole, UK Belinda Wheaton University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand Beccy Watson Leeds Beckett University Leeds, UK ISBN 978-1-137-53317-3    ISBN 978-1-137-­ 53318-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53318-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017954583 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Illustration: wundervisuals/Getty. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom Contents Introduction: Feminist Thinking, Politics and Practice in Sport, Leisure and Physical Education   1 Louise Mansfield, Jayne Caudwell, Belinda Wheaton, and Beccy Watson Theme 1 Challenges and Transformations in Women’s Leisure, Sport and Physical Education Movements   17 Challenges and Transformations in Women’s Leisure, Sport and Physical Education Movements  19 Beccy Watson, Louise Mansfield, Jayne Caudwell, and Belinda Wheaton Feminism and P