I'm holding a Giveaway for a copy of Austen in Austin over on the Heroes, Heroines and History blog in conjuction with my blogpost, Historic Winter Sports - Women's Hockey & Giveaway.
There's still time to enter. See the post for all rules including how to get extra entries.
There's still time to enter. See the post for all rules including how to get extra entries.
ca 1890 - Women playing hockey, at Rideau Hall, Ottawa. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
The earliest known photograph of a women's hockey game is this one taken at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, home of the Governor General, the official regal representative in Canada. It is interesting to note that the woman in white is Isobel Stanley, daughter of the then Governor General, Lord Stanley of Preston. Lord Stanley and his family were so enamoured with the sport that he donated a silver decorative punch bowl to encourage competition between clubs. Originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, it has grown over the years with every new victory and is now known simply as the Stanley Cup.
