Abstract
This paper places the current state of women in motorsports in conversation with scholarship focused on media and cultural identity by providing historical context for women in motorsports while analyzing media representations of Danica Patrick and current racers Hailie Deegan, Toni Breidinger, and Tatiana Calderon. While great progress has been made in acceptance of women as professional race car drivers and in media representations of them, stereotypes still face these drivers when it comes to obtaining sponsorships and the types of sponsorships they receive.
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Iorio, Gabrielle
(2025)
"The Evolution of Women Behind the Wheel,"
Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association: Vol. 2024, Article 11.
Available at:
https://docs.rwu.edu/nyscaproceedings/vol2024/iss1/11