Category: Football
1971 Women’s World Cup:
Interviews with Players
Carol Wilson
Captain of the Squad
by Ella Williams | Feb 20, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Podcasts, Team Sports | 0
Playing Pasts is delighted to present the latest in the series of 1971 Women’s World cup...
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Sadie Smith and the Legendary Rutherglen Ladies FC
Part 2
by Fiona Skillen and Steve Bolton | Feb 18, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Team Sports | 0
Introduction In part one of our article [which can be read HERE] we explored the developments of...
Read MoreWomen’s Football in Interwar Scotland:
Sadie Smith and the Legendary Rutherglen Ladies FC
Part 1
by Fiona Skillen and Steve Bolton | Feb 11, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Team Sports | 3
Rutherglen Ladies FC, Mr James H Kelly & Sadie Smith Women’s football in Scotland has a...
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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),...
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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...
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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,...
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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 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...
Read More“And then we were Boycotted”
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women’s Football in Italy [1933]
Part 8
by Marco Giani | Dec 14, 2020 | Archival Research, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Team Sports | 0
The author would like to express thanks to: Luigi and Francesco Ferrari for the images taken from...
Read More1971 Women’s World Cup:
Interviews with Players:
Part 1
by Ella Williams | Dec 12, 2020 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Podcasts | 0
Ella Williams, sports feminist and postgraduate research student at the University of Edinburgh is...
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Amateur Cricketer, Hockey Player & Footballer
My Tribute to My Granny Lizzy Ashcroft’s Great Friend
by Steve Bolton | Nov 30, 2020 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Team Sports | 3
Origins On Sunday 26th April 1905 Lily Parr was born in Union Street which is only a 10 minute...
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by Marco Giani | Nov 17, 2020 | Archival Research, Football, Gender and Sport, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Sport & Politics, Swimming & Diving, Team Sports | 2
All images are taken from: Milano, Archivio di Stato di Milano, Prefettura di Milano, Gabinetto,...
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