Today, the WNBA is thriving under a new crop of talented players. But it has been a long road for women’s basketball. Caitlin Clark stands upon some storied shoulders and due to her popularity, she offers a pathway to many new fans of the sport. This book will chronicle Caitlin’s road through high school, college, and now professional basketball, while at the same time offering those fans new to the sport some historical context. Award winning sports journalist and author Lew Freedman covers Caitlin and her Indiana Fever for a local Indiana newspaper. Lew will blend Caitlin’s story with the rise for women’s basketball from its early days right through the 2024 WNBA season. Readers learn not only about Caitlin’s basketball history, but also the long road the sport has taken to reach the status it has today and how Caitlin fits into that broader historical perspective. From women's basketball exhibition games in the late nineteenth century to today's WNBA.