American Decades
"Are Athletics Making Girls Masculine?"
Magazine article
By: Dudley A. Sargent
Date: March 1912
Source: Sargent, Dudley A. "Are Athletics Making Girls Masculine? A Practical Answer to a Question Every Girl Asks." Ladies' Home Journal, March 1912.
About the Author: Dr. Dudley A. Sargent (1849–1924) was a prominent figure in early physical education, and he served as the Director of the Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard University from 1879 to 1919. He was one of the pioneers of research into physical fitness, a science now called kinesiology. He studied the human body, seeking the most perfect proportions for both men and women, by collecting the measurements of almost all of his students. As a contributor to Ladies' Home Journal, his academic credentials helped influence number of people to accepts his arguments.
Introduction
As one of the leading figures in physical education in the United...
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