Women's Hockey - Backcheck: a Hockey Retrospective

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"Women's Hockey: A Proud Past, A Bright Future", an essay by Brian McFarlane

Photograph of women playing hockey outdoors at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, circa 1890

Earliest known photograph of women playing hockey, taken at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, circa 1890. Isobel Stanley, Lord Stanley's daughter, is wearing white
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Isobel Stanley, the graceful skater in white, was the daughter of the Stanley Cup's donor, Lord Stanley of Preston. This remarkable snapshot, taken at Ottawa's Rideau Hall, residence of the Governor General of Canada, is thought to be the earliest photograph ever taken of women playing hockey.

Photograph of London's Wimbledon Skating Club, 1893

London's Wimbledon Skating Club, 1893
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Photograph of Eva Ault, wearing skates and holding a hockey stick, 1917

Eva Ault, January 1917
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As a star with the Ottawa Alerts, Eva Ault was one of the best-known women hockey players.

Photograph of a female hockey player on an outdoor rink

"Queen of the Ice" -- No. 2 of the Canadian Hockey Girl Series, 1903
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Photograph of the Gore Bay hockey team, 1921

Gore Bay hockey team of Manitoulin Island, Ontario, 1921
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Photograph of the Queen's University hockey team, Kingston, Ontario, 1917

Queen's University hockey team, Kingston, Ontario, 1917
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1917 Queen's University team. Back: Flora E. Abernethy, Nelida Vessot, Jessie McArthur. Middle: Muriel E. Whalley, Charlotte Whitton, Bessie Farrell. Front: Bernice Clapp.

Photograph of Abby Hoffman in her hockey gear, 1955

Abby Hoffman, 1955
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In 1955, at age eight, Ab (Abby) Hoffman cut her hair short and joined a boys' hockey team as a defenseman. Everyone thought she was a boy, until just before an all-star game that required players to submit their birth certificates. When her secret was revealed, Abby became an overnight sensation. Soon other young women began trying out for boys' teams.


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