Telling the remarkable story of women’s basketball
In Shattering the Glass, we chronicle more than a century of struggle, liberation and gutsy play, crafting a sweeping narrative of women’s basketball in the United States. We draw on archives, media reports and dozens of oral history interviews. The stories we tell embody struggle, empowerment and glory.
Recent Posts
Dawn Staley’s Uncommon Journey
Coach Dawn Staley has just released her eagerly awaited memoir, Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three. We can’t wait to read it. We have so much respect for Coach Staley and all she has accomplished, both on and off the court. Here’s a selection from […]
Caitlin, Billie Jean and me
It’s the start of WNBA season, and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is again front and center, her actions widely advertised, all but three of the Fever’s games scheduled for national broadcast. As a historian focused on placing basketball within a broader social context, I find it hard not to center my analysis on Clark […]
Serving up history
It’s a thrill to write a book that people connect with. We’re experiencing that with Shattering the Glass – over and over. Excitement over women’s basketball today has whetted people’s appetites for the game’s rich history. We’re delivering the main course, so to speak – through the book (audio version now available!) and via bookstore […]
Audio book is here!
We’re happy to announce that the audio book for Shattering the Glass was released today. Actress and narrator Kate Udall did the reading. It’s a whopping 9 hours and 27 minutes long, or about as long as it took to drive from Charlotte to Tampa, home of this year’s Final Four. It would of course […]