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Miss Mary Reporting

by Sue Macy

Illustrator: C. F. Payne

Ages: 6+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster BFYR

ISBN: 978-1-4814-0120-3

Keywords: History, Women - Biography, Sports

In the 1940s, the first female sports journalist faced many challenges but ultimately earned recognition and respect. Mixed-media illustrations with caricature-like figures. Well documented.