Join us to celebrate women in cricket and women’s sport history at these events at the MCC Library, MCG, 28th January, 2025 Women in cricket history panel In the lead up to the historic Women’s Ashes Test at the MCG, we are hosting two great events on 28 January 2025 with our great friends at …
Kate Kirby looks into the history of the Lindy Award that, despite being awarded to the best ‘sportsmen’ of the year was at times won by women. In Australia, the bestowing of honours on sportspeople is a tradition—connecting national identity with a history of sport and play. In 2022, the Australian Institute of Sport announced …
The Siren Spotlight series launched with a brilliant longread from baseball superstar Amy McCann about the long and fascinating history of women’s baseball in Australia. Long before the All American Girls Professional Baseball League catapulted women’s baseball into popular culture in the 1940s, Australia was busy crafting leagues of their own all over the country. …
On the eve of the 2022 AFLW season, Kirby Fenwick spoke with Kate Lutkins and Belle Dawes about the Brisbane Lions’ history-making premiership. There was one moment when Kate Lutkins knew her Brisbane Lions had won the 2021 AFLW premiership. One moment when she was sure of the result. One moment when she could take …
Of the 488 Australian athletes headed for Tokyo, 261 are women. Here are some of the women who paved the way for today’s superstars to shine.