Women & Football

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Football, or soccer depending on where you are in the world, is quite unsuitable for women, wouldn’t you agree? No? Well the Football Association thought so when they issued a ban on women’s football in 1921, which stayed in place for fifty years.

Off the back of England's Lionesses winning the Euros (it's also the 20th anniversary of Bend It Like Beckham, which must mean something) Kate is joined by The Guardian's women's football correspondent, Suzanne Wrack, to talk about the rise and fall, and rise again of women's football.

Hear about the factory girls of World War One, meet some of the early stars like Nettie Honeyball, and find out why the game became so political.

You can find out more about Suzanne's book here, and listen to her podcast here.

*WARNING there are naughty words in this episode*

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Thomas Ntinas.

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:02.2	But a legacy can change over time as new generations
0:05.6	re-examine old preputations.
0:07.6	From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4Hersh.
0:11.0	I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,
0:14.0	we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,
0:17.4	from Napoleon to Picasso.
0:19.2	And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?
0:23.4	This is legacy.
0:24.7	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Hello, my lovely petwixters.
0:34.3	Welcome back to the Twix the Sheet.
0:36.0	This is your Fair Doos warning.
0:38.6	Fair Doos, this subject, maybe unsuitable for delicate or very young ears.
0:44.2	We're talking about the history of women's football,
0:46.1	and there might be some swearing involved.
0:47.9	So, if fair doos, you have been warned.
0:50.3	Football or soccer, depending on where in the world you're listening to this.
0:59.8	Well, you can say what you want about it,
1:01.4	but it's just definitely quite unsuitable
1:03.4	for as delicate females, wouldn't you agree?
1:05.7	No.
	...

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