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Great Big Story, Defiant: Not One of the Boys
produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2016), 3 mins
Adeline Gray is the best female wrestler in the world in her weight class. She's on a mission to prove that femininity is synonymous with strength, and says that while she grew up beating boys on the mat, it was challenging them that made her the wrestler she is today.
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produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2016), 3 mins
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Adeline Gray is the best female wrestler in the world in her weight class. She's on a mission to prove that femininity is synonymous with strength, and says that while she grew up beating boys on the mat, it was challenging them that made her the wrestler she is today.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Great Big Story
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
Great Big Story
Person Discussed
Adeline Gray, 1991-
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Great Big Story, Girls Who Shred
produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2016), 1 min
In the male-dominated world of skateboarding, women face significant challenges in gaining exposure. But Valeria Kechichian is working to change that. In 2010, she co-founded Longboard Girls Crew, an international community that supports and promotes women in action sports. What started with a viral skating video...
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produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2016), 1 min
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In the male-dominated world of skateboarding, women face significant challenges in gaining exposure. But Valeria Kechichian is working to change that. In 2010, she co-founded Longboard Girls Crew, an international community that supports and promotes women in action sports. What started with a viral skating video has grown into an international organization with members in more than 80 countries.
A great big story made in partnership with Len...
In the male-dominated world of skateboarding, women face significant challenges in gaining exposure. But Valeria Kechichian is working to change that. In 2010, she co-founded Longboard Girls Crew, an international community that supports and promotes women in action sports. What started with a viral skating video has grown into an international organization with members in more than 80 countries.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Great Big Story
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
Great Big Story
Speaker / Narrator
Valeria Kechichian, fl. 2010
Person Discussed
Valeria Kechichian, fl. 2010
Copyright Message
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Half the Road: The Passion, Pitfalls and Power of Women's Professional Cycling
directed by Kathryn Bertine, fl. 2014; produced by Kathryn Bertine, fl. 2014, Bertine Enterprises and Springwood Productions (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2014), 1 hour 47 mins
Directed by pro cyclist Kathryn Bertine, Half the Road explores the world of women's professional cycling, focusing on both the love of sport and the pressing issues of inequality that modern-day female athletes face in male dominated sports.
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directed by Kathryn Bertine, fl. 2014; produced by Kathryn Bertine, fl. 2014, Bertine Enterprises and Springwood Productions (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2014), 1 hour 47 mins
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Directed by pro cyclist Kathryn Bertine, Half the Road explores the world of women's professional cycling, focusing on both the love of sport and the pressing issues of inequality that modern-day female athletes face in male dominated sports.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kathryn Bertine, fl. 2014, Bertine Enterprises, Springwood Productions
Author / Creator
Kathryn Bertine, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
First Run Features
Topic / Theme
Gender discrimination, Sports, Women, Bicycles and bicycling
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by First Run Features Inc.
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Gaea Girls
directed by Jano Williams and Kim Longinotto, 1952-; produced by Under the Sun (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 53 mins
Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they will have to underg...
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directed by Jano Williams and Kim Longinotto, 1952-; produced by Under the Sun (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 53 mins
Description
Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they will have to undergo severe physical training and hardship. This documentary follows the extraordinary transformation of young Japanese females, from timi...
Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they will have to undergo severe physical training and hardship. This documentary follows the extraordinary transformation of young Japanese females, from timid youngsters, into confident fighting machines.
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Field of Study
Sports Medicine & Exercise Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Under the Sun
Author / Creator
Jano Williams, Kim Longinotto, 1952-
Date Published / Released
2000, 2002
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Women, Wrestling, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 BBC Worldwide
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Gaea Girls, Part 2
directed by Jano Williams and Kim Longinotto, 1952-; produced by Under the Sun (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 50 mins
Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they will have to underg...
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directed by Jano Williams and Kim Longinotto, 1952-; produced by Under the Sun (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 50 mins
Description
Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they will have to undergo severe physical training and hardship. This documentary follows the extraordinary transformation of young Japanese females, from timi...
Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they will have to undergo severe physical training and hardship. This documentary follows the extraordinary transformation of young Japanese females, from timid youngsters, into confident fighting machines.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Under the Sun
Author / Creator
Jano Williams, Kim Longinotto, 1952-
Date Published / Released
2000, 2002
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Women, Wrestling, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 BBC Worldwide
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