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Myfanwy Trippier – Female Footballer and Land Army Volunteer
ON THE LAND AND ON THE PITCH - THE STORY OF MYFANWY TRIPPIER Despite its obvious age and awkward pose of its subjects, one cannot help but be impressed by the black and white photograph of Myfanwy Trippier and a friend taken during the First World War. Dressed in the conservative uniform of the Women’s Land […]
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THE STORY OF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL IN WORLD WAR ONE Interviewed by a representative of the Imperial War Museum in September 1976 about her experiences of the First World War, Bessie Davies talked about her experiences as a munitions worker, with football as her major leisure activity between long, dangerous and physically-demanding shifts. It is worth […]
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