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For much of the 19th and early 20th centuries a woman's role in sport was likely to be as a supporter of her husband's or son's activities, rather than as a participant in her own right. A particularly common task was washing rugby gear.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, William Hall Raine Collection (PAColl-3071)
Reference: PAColl-3071-1-02
by William Hall Raine
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