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The Captain and the Contortionist

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Barbara Cartland’s Sporting Exploits Revisited

by Rachel Harris-Gardiner | Jul 6, 2020 | Gender and Sport, Leisure, Motoring, The Great Outdoors | 0

Barbara Cartland: queen of the romantic novel with a passion for pink and traditional values, or a...

Switching from Women’s Football to Cross-Country:
The History of Gruppo Sportivo Giovinezza [Milan, 1933-37]

by Marco Giani | Jul 2, 2020 | Archival Research, Athletics, Football, Gender and Sport, Olympics, Sport & Politics, Team Sports | 0

Some Playing Pasts readers may wonder what happened to the calciatrici of Gruppo Femminile...

When Ondina Knocked Over Two Hurdles:
The Italian Fiasco at the 1934 Women’s World Games in London

by Marco Giani | Jun 22, 2020 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Sport & Politics | 0

A 1934 video by British Pathè entitled WOMEN’S WORLD GAMES – Competitors of 19 Nations...

Playing Football with the Chorus Girls:
Vaudeville Women’s Football in Naples [1931]

by Marco Giani | Jun 8, 2020 | Football, Gender and Sport, Team Sports, Theatre and the Arts | 0

The author would like to express his special thanks to Professor John Haldane, Anne Martin and...

Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888

by Derek Martin | May 30, 2020 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Leisure, Playing Pasts edited Volume 2020, Playing Pasts Publications | 0

Please cite this article as: Martin, D. Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888, In Day, D....

Women’s League Hockey and its Early Development

by Mark Evans | May 29, 2020 | Gender and Sport, Hockey, Playing Pasts edited Volume 2020, Playing Pasts Publications, Team Sports | 0

Please cite this article as: Evans, M. Women’s League Hockey and its Early Development, In...

The Wheeling Wonders of London:
The Lady Cyclists of the Royal Aquarium’s First Professional Women’s Cycling Tournament

by Mike Fishpool | May 25, 2020 | Cycling, Gender and Sport, Playing Pasts edited Volume 2020, Playing Pasts Publications | 0

Please cite this article as: Fishpool, M. The Wheeling Wonders of London: The Lady Cyclists of the...

Students at Play:
Sport in the Cheshire County Training College,
1908-1918

by Margaret Roberts | May 24, 2020 | Cricket, Football, Gender and Sport, Hockey, Playing Pasts edited Volume 2020, Playing Pasts Publications, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports | 0

Please cite this article as: Roberts, M. and Webb, S. Students at Play: Sport in the Cheshire...

Milestones in Women’s Marathon History
– 1964 –
Dale Greig

by Katie Holmes | May 23, 2020 | Athletics, Gender and Sport | 0

For a woman to run a marathon in 1964 she had to be a rule breaker. Women worldwide were not...

The Captain and the Contortionist

by Stuart Gibbs | May 21, 2020 | Focus on Fodens, Football, Gender and Sport, Team Sports | 1

This article concentrates on Phoebe Smith and Ellen Dunn, two over looked figures involved with...

Toni, Lotte, Anna and Maria.
Four Forgotten Heroines of Winter Sport.

by Gherardo Bonini | May 18, 2020 | Gender and Sport, Winter Sports | 0

The best Italian and South Tyrolean literature on winter sports does not mention the great history...

“And then we were boycotted”
New discoveries about the birth of women’s football in Italy [1933]
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by Marco Giani | Apr 27, 2020 | Football, Gender and Sport, Team Sports | 0

Part 6 tells the story of Brunilde Amodeo – PLEASE NOTE all of the images of Brunilde Amodeo...

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Category: Gender and Sport

Barbara Cartland’s Sporting Exploits Revisited

Switching from Women’s Football to Cross-Country: ...

When Ondina Knocked Over Two Hurdles: The Italian ...

Playing Football with the Chorus Girls: Vaudeville...

Milestones in Women’s Marathon History – 1964 – Da...

The Captain and the Contortionist

Barbara Cartland’s Sporting Exploits Revisited

Switching from Women’s Football to Cross-Country:
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The Italian Fiasco at the 1934 Women’s World Games in London

Playing Football with the Chorus Girls:
Vaudeville Women’s Football in Naples [1931]

Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888

Women’s League Hockey and its Early Development

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