This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game?

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Jennifer Cooper Eva Byrne

This Skirt Won't Work!

How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game?

Jennifer Cooper, Eva Byrne

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Sourcebooks Explore
06 January 2026

Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's&YA)

This spirited picture book looks at five trailblazing women in sports who cast aside the stuffy, confining outfits they were expected to wear in favor of clothes they could move in!

Imagine trying to play tennis in a long dress, or swimming laps wearing heavy petticoats! That's how it used to be for girls and women in sports... until a few found a better way!

See how women like cyclist Kittie Knox, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and Albertine LePensee and her Canadian hockey teammates flouted convention and risked scandal to wear things they could move in. They sewed their own knickerbockers, donned sleek swimsuits, and shortened skirts, and in the process helped change society's ideas about what women and girls could wear-and do! Features back matter with cool facts about each woman and team, as well as a look at women athletes today who continue to take a stand for clothes that are more comfortable and inclusive.

By: Jennifer Cooper
Illustrated by: Eva Byrne
Imprint: Sourcebooks Explore
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 257mm, Spine: 9mm
ISBN: 9781728267845
ISBN 10: 1728267846
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 06 January 2026
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Jennifer Cooper is an author, teacher, triathlete, and mom of three She lives with her husband and family in British Columbia, Canada. KATIE, BIG AND STRONG is her first book.