The Olympic Games, Popular Imperialism and The Woman Question
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2014-07-01
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Routledge
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Abstract
This chapter looks at the early International Olympic Committee versions of the Olympic Games from 1896-1912 and female access to a range of competitive opportunities. The chapter focuses on sports stars like Lottie Dod, Charlotte 'Chattie' Cooper and Jennie Fletcher.
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Olympic Games, Law, Sport, History, Paris 1900, London 1908, Stockholm 1912, women's suffrage
Citation
Williams, J. (2014) The Olympic Games, Popular Imperialism and The Woman Question. A Contemporary History of Women's Sport, Part One: Sporting Women, 1850-1960. Routledge, pp. 64-90