A women in sport collective
A few weeks ago, we published a review of Marion Stell and Heather Reid’s Women In Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s by Professor Jean Williams. This …
[Read more...] about A place of protest and empowerment: Women in Boots and the story of the 79ers
Image: Queensland Firebirds. Rudi Ellis loves the competitive side of netball, the work and the training and the winning, of course. But she loves the …
[Read more...] about Rudi Ellis on resilience, doing the work and joining the Firebirds
It’s a Tuesday morning when I pick up the phone to speak to Rosie King, the CEO of Netball Victoria. I won’t lie, I’m a little nervous. Not only is King the CEO …
Australia won ten medals at the 1960 Rome Paralympics. Six of those medals belong to one of the most successful Australian athletes of all time. In this trip …
[Read more...] about History makers: Daphne Hilton, a trailblazer and a lasting legacy
In the 1930s, the All-Australian Women’s Basketball* Association passed a motion requiring players to be silent during games. Melbourne Vixens’ captain Kate …
