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Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the Worldâs First Female Sports Superstar
Maybe someday
34
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
3/100Critics
65/100Scholars
Author:
Sasha Abramsky
Publisher:
Edge of Sports
Date:
August 4, 2020
A sports journalist explores the exciting life and times of the world's first female sports superstar, not only a champion tennis player but a leading ice skater and tobogganist, a mountaineer, an endurance bicyclist, a hockey player, a British ladies' golf champion, and an Olympic silver medalist in archery.
What The Reviewers Say
Sasha Abramsky’s best work addressed Dod’s Swiss adventures in mountain climbing.
Abramsky presents a well-researched account of a woman whose rare losses were almost more newsworthy than her consistent victories.
The 'Lottie path' is an extreme variation of that approach, and it has now fallen firmly out of fashion. Still, Dod’s story does shed light on women’s quest to claim their place in sports, a realm that has always been dominated by men—as players, officials, coaches, and viewers.
Journalist Abramsky has written a book that brings well deserved attention to Dod.
