Category: Women in Sport

The Lothian Lasses

by Stuart Gibbs | Jan 10, 2022 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

As the profile of women’s football increases more of its participants are becoming household...

‘And I mean that most sincerely…’
Theatre and the Birth of Women’s Football

by Stuart Gibbs | Dec 20, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

It is well known that women’s football is not a modern invention. The first reference to women...

1921
When Football Banned Women

by Fiona Skillen and Steve Bolton | Dec 5, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

The English FA Ban – 5th December 1921 100 Years ago, the highly influential English...

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 4

by Helge Faller | Oct 18, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

Read the previous articles in the series: Part 1 Click HERE , Part 2 Click HERE and Part 3 Click...

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 3

by Helge Faller | Oct 11, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

Read the previous articles in the series: Part 1 Click HERE and Part 2 Click HERE The best...

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 2

by Helge Faller | Oct 4, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

To read Part 1 Click HERE The 1922 Tours (1) 1922 saw two French teams touring England. French...

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 1

by Helge Faller | Sep 28, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

Introduction The two decades between World War I and World War II were the first “international”...

Synchronized Swimming at Blackpool: 125 Years Ago

by Keith Myerscough | Sep 13, 2021 | Olympics, Swimming & Diving, Women in Sport | 0

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games having taken place in 2021, it is an opportune time to set the...

Cloelia, Atalanta and Nausicaa
The Search for a Classical Sportswoman Role Model in 1930s’ Italy

by Marco Giani | Sep 6, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, Football, Leisure, Olympics, Rowing, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Women in Sport | 0

This Playing Pasts article is the English version of a longer Italian article (2018), that can...

The Relay Runners who joined the Resistance:
1930-1940s Italian Athletes
Lydia Bongiovanni & Elda Franco
Part 6

by Marco Giani | Sep 2, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, Olympics, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Women in Sport | 0

The author would like to express thanks to Maura Quiriconi for having shared the personal archive...

The Relay Runners who joined the Resistance:
1930-1940s Italian Athletes
Lydia Bongiovanni & Elda Franco
Part 5

by Marco Giani | Aug 30, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, Olympics, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Women in Sport | 0

The author would like to express thanks to Maura Quiriconi for having shared the personal archive...

The Relay Runners who joined the Resistance:
1930-1940s Italian Athletes
Lydia Bongiovanni & Elda Franco
Part 4

by Marco Giani | Aug 26, 2021 | Athletics, Olympics, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Women in Sport | 0

The author would like to express thanks to Maura Quiriconi for having shared the personal archive...

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Category: Women in Sport

The Lothian Lasses

‘And I mean that most sincerely…’ Thea...

1921 When Football Banned Women

The Forgotten Pioneers: International Women’s Foot...

The Forgotten Pioneers: International Women’s Foot...

The Forgotten Pioneers: International Women’s Foot...

The Lothian Lasses

‘And I mean that most sincerely…’
Theatre and the Birth of Women’s Football

1921
When Football Banned Women

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 4

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 3

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 2

The Forgotten Pioneers:
International Women’s Football in the Interwar Period
Part 1

Synchronized Swimming at Blackpool: 125 Years Ago

Cloelia, Atalanta and Nausicaa
The Search for a Classical Sportswoman Role Model in 1930s’ Italy

The Relay Runners who joined the Resistance:
1930-1940s Italian Athletes
Lydia Bongiovanni & Elda Franco
Part 6

The Relay Runners who joined the Resistance:
1930-1940s Italian Athletes
Lydia Bongiovanni & Elda Franco
Part 5

The Relay Runners who joined the Resistance:
1930-1940s Italian Athletes
Lydia Bongiovanni & Elda Franco
Part 4

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