While a number of sports activities were enjoyed by women in the 19th century (especially at women’s colleges) – basketball, tennis, and golf, to name a few – bicycling was by far the most popular. Susan B. Anthony asserted, in 1896, that “The bicycle has done more for the emancipation of women than anything else in(…)
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Flashback Friday – 19thc Spiritualism: the Ladies Take Over
When you think of a person as a “spirit medium,” what gender comes to mind? (Quick – don’t think about it). A woman, right? This was especially the case in the 19th century. Although there certainly were male mediums, the nineteenth century spiritualist movement was dominated by women. Here are some of the most famous(…)
Nancy Drew: girl detective, Master of Mystery
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. I’ve just returned from a wonderful weekend at Malice(…)
19th Century Women’s Basketball
The game of basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith for the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Massachusetts. In 1892, Senda Berenson Abbott started the first women’s basketball program at Smith College, making modifications to the rules for women’s play. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike