Use the above window to search all fields. Otherwise, search individual fields below.
Please note: In many of the bibliographic records, MKI has not used umlauts (ä, ö, ü) or the letter ß. Try searching both for umlauts and for ae, oe, or ue, and ss.
| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Hofmann, Annette R. |
| Title, Analytic | Lady Turners in the United States: German American Identity, Gender Concerns, and Turnerism |
| Journal Title | Journal of Sport History |
| Date of Publication | Fall 2000 |
| Volume ID | 27 |
| Issue ID | 3 |
| Location in Work | 383-404, illustrations, figures |
| View Online | |
| Notes | Special Issue: Ethnicity, Gender, and Sport in Diverse Historical Contexts Annette R. Hofmann, Fachbereich Psychologie und Sportwissenschaft, Universität Münster. Includes bibliographical notes and references. |
| MKI Annotation | Explores the neglected role of women in the American Turner movement. Women were involved early in the associational life of Turnvereine, with exercise classes being offered for girls since the 1850s, and for women beginning in the 1880s. This article considers not only women’s participation in physical activities, but also other aspects of their gender experiences, such as the founding of Ladies’ Auxiliaries, which focused on the social life of Turnervereine. Such auxiliaries provided German American women “the opportunity to prove themselves and helped them find acceptance among equals beyond the understanding of the male-dominated world.” Although the Turnerbund proclaimed the equality of sexes in the early 1990s, there remained Turnervereine that refused to accept women as members. |
| Call Number | Digital file (PDF) |
| MKI Terms | Women/ Sports/ Turners/ German Americans |