Someofthemostinfluentialwomeninsportstelltheirstoriesofcourage,adversity,andtriumphtotrailblazerBonnie-JillLaflin.Ahalf-centuryafterTitleIXlegislationleveledtheplayingfieldforwomenandgirls,thetimehascometocelebratethelivesandcareersofsomeofthemostnotablegroundbreakingwomeninsports,whilealsoencouragingfuturegenerationstomakehistoryoftheirown.InaLeagueofHerOwn:CelebratingFemaleFirstsinSportssharesthestoriesofnineteenimpactfulwomeninsports,includingBillieJeanKing,DanicaPatrick,JackieJoyner-Kersee,LailaAli,JeanieBuss,andMaryLouRetton.TheseiconicwomenopenuptoBonnie-JillLaflin,herselfatrailblazerasthefirstandonlyfemaleNBAscout,aboutthesoberingrealitiesfemalesfaceinthesportsworldandthemanyobstaclestheyhadtoovercome.Buttheyalsocelebratetheamazingsupporttheyreceivedfromcolleagues,friends,family,andthewomenwhocamebeforethem,andimparttheirowndesirestoinspireyoungwomenthroughtheirstories.InaLeagueofHerOwngivestheseremarkablewomenavoicetosharetheirexperiencesacrossthesportsindustry.Theydiscusssuchissuesasthepressuresofsocialmedia,thesexismthatstillexistsinboardroomsandlockerrooms,andtheirhopesforcloserequalityinthesportsspace.Theirjourneysareeachunique,buttogether,theyhavechangedthefaceofsportsandcultureforever.
