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Hockey tournament, 1910 (3rd of 3)

Hockey tournament, 1910

Nelson women play Whanganui women at a national tournament. Hockey was one of the few organised sports that welcomed women's participation from the beginnings of the game in New Zealand. Perhaps this was because the game was less associated with definitions of masculinity than other winter sports such as rugby and football.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Frederick Nelson Jones Collection (PAColl-3051)
Reference: 1/2-026137
Photograph by Frederick Nelson Jones

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How to cite this page:

Greg Ryan, 'Sport and society - Ethnicity and gender in sport, 1860–1910', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/39397/hockey-tournament-1910 (accessed 6 May 2024)

Story by Greg Ryan, published 5 Sep 2013