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Hockey 'suitable for girls'?, 1914

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Hockey 'suitable for girls'?, 1914

The vigorous nature of hockey caused many early observers to question whether it should be played by girls on the same terms as boys. This 1914 article from Wellington newspaper the Evening Postsuggests that girls' games should be postponed 'when the weather is unpropitious'.

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Reference: Evening Post, 30 March 1914, p. 11

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Geoff Watson, Hockey – Participation in hockey, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/38919/hockey-suitable-for-girls-1914 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Geoff Watson, published 3 December 2012, updated 1 January 2015.