Dublin Core
Title
Medieval Precedent for Women Playing Bowls
Subject
women, women in sport, medieval women, bowls, bowling, Pepys, unfeminine, feminine, femininity, medieval precedents, medieval precedent, sport, sports, recreation, leisure, popular culture, exercise
Description
The ‘new phenomenon’ of women participating in sport post World War I is discussed at length. The writer argues that women are physically capable of participating in some sports. The counterpoints to this argument are that they could suffer a loss of femininity from over-developed muscles, that women are
not as competitive as men, and that women are invading the traditional and non-negotiable spaces of men’s sport. The precedent for women’s involvement in sport is cited as the medieval fashion of aristocratic women playing bowls, as quoted from Shakespeare’s Richard II. Samuel Pepys also was supposed to have ‘played at bowls’ with his wife.
not as competitive as men, and that women are invading the traditional and non-negotiable spaces of men’s sport. The precedent for women’s involvement in sport is cited as the medieval fashion of aristocratic women playing bowls, as quoted from Shakespeare’s Richard II. Samuel Pepys also was supposed to have ‘played at bowls’ with his wife.
Creator
Unknown
Source
National Library of Australia
Publisher
The Sydney Morning Herald
Date
27 September 1934
Rights
National Library of Australia
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Newspaper Article; PDF
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17134200