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League hockey, not for us, insist the Hockey Assoc...
Posted by Mark Evans | Jan 14, 2021 | Archival Research, Gender and Sport, Hockey | 2
THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:Rediscovering Violet Pier...
Posted by Peter Lovesey | Jan 11, 2021 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics | 0
A Brief History of Mixed Hockey before WWII:The ‘M...
Posted by James Ormandy | Jan 7, 2021 | Gender and Sport, Hockey, Team Sports | 1
THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:Rediscovering Violet Pier...
Posted by Peter Lovesey | Jan 4, 2021 | Articles, Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics | 0
Flipping through Grazia’s Photo Albums:
Flashbacks from the Career of a 1940s-1950s Italian Figure Ice Skating Champion
Part 5
by Marco Giani | Jan 18, 2021 | Archival Research, Football, Gender and Sport, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Team Sports, Winter Sports | 0
All images are taken from Archivio personale Giovanna Boccalini Barcellona (except where noted),...
Read MoreLeague hockey, not for us, insist the Hockey Association
by Mark Evans | Jan 14, 2021 | Archival Research, Gender and Sport, Hockey | 2
In 2017 I wrote an article for “Playing Pasts” entitled “Women’s Hockey and the Introduction of...
Read MoreTHE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:
Rediscovering Violet Piercy, Marathon Pioneer
Part 3
by Peter Lovesey | Jan 11, 2021 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics | 0
To read Part 1 of this series click HERE and Part 2 HERE The Running Career Revived Violet...
Read MoreA Brief History of Mixed Hockey before WWII:
The ‘Mixers’ Have Hockey’s Rulers All Mixed Up
by James Ormandy | Jan 7, 2021 | Gender and Sport, Hockey, Team Sports | 1
Men and women who played hockey together were dubbed “the mixers” by one newspaper and mixed...
Read MoreTHE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:
Rediscovering Violet Piercy, Marathon Pioneer
Part 2
by Peter Lovesey | Jan 4, 2021 | Articles, Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics | 0
To read the first part of this series click HERE Who was Violet Piercy? Helpfully Piercy’s...
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New Discoveries about the Birth of Women’s Football in Italy [1933]
Part 10
by Marco Giani | Jan 3, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, Basketball, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Team Sports | 0
The author would like to express thanks to: Luigi and Francesco Ferrari, Rosa Mottino, Francesco...
Read MoreA Different Breed?
Animal History for the Sporting Historian
by Conor Heffernan | Jan 2, 2021 | Physical Culture, Playing Pasts Publications, Sport & Leisure History, Sport & Politics, Sporting Cultures: Global Perspectives edited Volume 2019, Theatre and the Arts, Wrestling | 0
Please cite this article as: Heffernam, C. A Different Breed? Animal History for the Sporting...
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New Discoveries about the Birth of Women’s Football in Italy [1933]
Part 9
by Marco Giani | Dec 31, 2020 | Archival Research, Athletics, Football, Gender and Sport, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Sport & Politics, Team Sports | 0
The author would like to express thanks to: Luigi and Francesco Ferrari, Marco and Silvia Bonitta,...
Read MoreTHE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:
Rediscovering Violet Piercy, Marathon Pioneer
Part 1
by Peter Lovesey | Dec 28, 2020 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics | 0
Introduction The story of a British woman called Violet Piercy running a marathon in 1926 has been...
Read More1971 Women’s World Cup:
Interviews with Players:
Part 3
by Ella Williams | Dec 26, 2020 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Podcasts, Team Sports | 0
Welcome to Episode 3! To listen to Episode 1 click HERE and Episode 2 HERE In this episode...
Read More#NSM2020 – The Negotiation Years
by Heather Roberts | Dec 21, 2020 | Archival Research, Theatre and the Arts | 0
To read Part 1 of this series please click HERE , Part 2 Click HERE , Part 3 HERE and Part 4 HERE...
Read More1971 Women’s World Cup:
Interviews with Players:
Part 2
by Ella Williams | Dec 19, 2020 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Podcasts, Team Sports | 0
Welcome to Episode 2! To listen to Episode 1 click HERE In this episode we’re chatting about...
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