Course Correction : A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX (Paperback)

from whitreidtan

I was lucky enough to grow up in an era after Title IX so I never had to worry about whether or not I could participate in the sport of my choice. For me, that sport wasn't rowing; it was swimming. Despite not ever rowing beyond banging about in a rowboat as opposed to a scull, I have always been...

from dallenbaugh

Ginny Gilder writes of her struggles with her fear, self-doubt, and need for approval after having lived through her parents difficult divorce which left her father seemingly indifferent to the plight of his children as their mother basically self destructs with alcohol and withdrawal of affectio...

from mryan40

I often find myself reaching for memoirs written by athletes who were able to beat the odds and achieve their Olympic aspirations. This book is an intelligent and well written one. It is the story of a woman who begins rowing at Yale in the late 1970's- a time when new opportunities were arising ...

from jessicadelellis

I received this book for free through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers. This is not typically a book I would read. I'm from California, so rowing is not a big sport here. I also had never heard of Ginny Gilder before either. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was incredibly well written. I...

from yukon92

This story about an Olympic rower and her struggle within her personal life was quite interesting to read. I didn't know anything about Title IX and this story filled in some of the background on it, but still was only a sideline in the main story. I think there were too many pages wasted on expl...