A new dawn rising : an empirical and social study concerning the emergence and development of English women's athletics until 1980
This study explores the history of English women's athletics, from the earliest references up to 1980. There is detailed discussion of smock racing and pedestrianism during the eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries, but attention is focused on the period from 1921, when international and then domestic governing bodies were formed and athletics. became established as a legitimate sporting activity for women. The methodologies employed are varied, incorporating the use of original documentary sources (for example, newspapers, minute books, and other archival material) and interviews, which were conducted with a range of athletes and administrators. The history of English women's athletics is presented chronologically in Chapters Three to Six which cover key events, such as the formation of the governing bodies, the successes and failures of some of the key athletes and administrators, and the dominant ideologies which have affected women's entry, degree of involvement and continuance in the sport. The varied factors which have encouraged or constrained women from expressions of physicality, and which have changed over time, are considered. Equally complex have been the relationships with the men who have been
Moon, Gregory Paul
History
A new dawn rising : an empirical and social study concerning the emergence and development of English women's athletics until 1980. This study explores the history of English women's athletics, from the earliest references up to 1980. There is detailed discussion of smock racing and pedestrianism during the eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries, but attention is focused on the period from 1921, when international and then domestic governing bodies were formed and athletics. became established as a legitimate sporting activity for women. The methodologies employed are varied, incorporating the use of original documentary sources (for example, newspapers, minute books, and other archival material) and interviews, which were conducted with a range of athletes and administrators. The history of English women's athletics is presented chronologically in Chapters Three to Six which cover key events, such as the formation of the governing bodies, the successes and failures of some of the key athletes and administrators, and the dominant ideologies which have affected women's entry, degree of involvement and continuance in the sport. The varied factors which have encouraged or constrained women from expressions of physicality, and which have changed over time, are considered. Equally complex have been the relationships with the men who have been
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