Violette Cordery [married name Hindmarsh] (1900?–1983), racing driver, was said to have been born in London on 10 January 1900 (d. cert.), the daughter of Henry Cordery (m. cert.). No birth certificate or census record has ...

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/events/events-calendar/2014/march/icshc-the-road-to-rio.aspx Approaching the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, the National Football Museum in Manchester and the International Centre for Sports ...

This is the introductory chapter to the book and sets out the terminology to be used such as women's sport, contemporary history and the changing etymology of the word sport.

Elsie Mary Wisdom [née Gleed], better known as Bill (1904–1972), racing driver, was born at 23 The Parade, Upper Tooting Road, Tooting Graveney, London, on 2 March 1904, the third of seven children and the only daughter ...

Annie Coupe Speirs (1889–1926), swimmer, was borb at 120 Leta Street, Walton, Liverpool, on 14 July 1889, the fourth daughter in the family of at least five sons and four daughters of James Speirs, coppersmith, and his ...

Jean Williams of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture De Montfort University and John O'Shea of the National Football Museum discussed the importance of the new work 'Personal Museums' with artists from ...

The chapter has two sections. The first looks at the expansion of the Olympic programme for women between 1948 and 1960 and the changing cultural values of Olympism during this time. The second section argues that Olympic ...

This article is a summary of the Women's Olympic Games, founded in 1921 and with a final edition in 1935.

Sir (Albert) Noel Campbell Macklin (1886–1946), racing motor car and warship manufacturer, was born in Western Australia on 28 October 1886, the eldest son of Charles Campbell Macklin (1866–1918), barrister, and his wife, ...

10.45-11.25 Dave Day (Manchester Metropolitan University) Victorian/Edwardian Sporting Dress: Male Athletes and Female Swimmers 11.25-11.35 Short break 11.35-12.15 Jean ...