Lawn Tennis for Ladies

"Lawn Tennis for Ladies" by Mrs. Lambert Chambers is an early 20th-century book teaching women about lawn tennis. It serves as both a how-to guide filled with helpful tips and tricks, as well as a strong statement that uplifts women in sports. In the beginning, the author shares her excitement for lawn tennis and focuses on how it can help women become more physically healthy, as well as improve their mental health. She argues that playing lawn tennis can actually make women even more womanly, not less. The book also covers the basics of practice, like improving your weaker hits, and gives smart advice about match strategies and keeping in shape. Mrs. Chambers shows herself as a major supporter of women athletes, hoping to get more women to love lawn tennis and give them the skills to play it well.