Women and Sport Timeline

Conference on Athletics and Physical Recreation for Women and...

Country:
United States of America
Continent:
North America
Category:
Athletics
Organisation:
National Amateur Athletic Federation Women's Division (NAAFWD)
Date: Apr 1923
Reference:
(Park, in Hofmann and Trangbaek 2005).
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Conference on Athletics and Physical Recreation for Women and...

Country:
United States of America
Continent:
North America
Category:
Athletics
Organisation:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER).
Date: Apr 1923
Reference:
(Park, in Hofmann and Trangbaek 2005).
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Seventh Summer Olympic Games, Paris. Fencing is introduced as...

Country:
France
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Multi-sport, Fencing
Organisation:
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Date: May 1924
Reference:
(IOC, 2016).
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During this period, the Workers’ Sports Federation is more...

Country:
Norway
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Multi-sport
Organisation:
Norwegian Workers’ Sports Federation
Date: 1924 - 1940
Reference:
(AWF Archive, WS/I/2/F-T Norway).
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First national Women’s Olympics, Tokyo, with 1,800 athletes...

Country:
Japan
Continent:
Asia
Category:
Multi-sport
Date: 1924
Reference:
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Third National Games contains three exhibition sports for...

Country:
China
Continent:
Asia
Category:
Multi-sport
Date: 1924
Reference:
(Riordan and Dong, 1999).
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Female physical educators (see 1915, 1917, 1920, 1921) formed...

Country:
United States of America
Continent:
North America
Category:
Physical Education
Organisation:
Association of Directors of Physical Education for Women in Colleges and Universities
Date: 1924
Reference:
(Park, 2010).
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New education system enacted and men and women received the...

Country:
Turkey
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Non-sport
Date: 1924
Reference:
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First Winter Olympic Games, Chamonix. There is one sport for...

Country:
France
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Winter sports, Figure Skating
Organisation:
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Date: Jan 1924
Reference:
(IOC, 2016).
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Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) congress...

Category:
Conference
Organisation:
Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI)
Date: 1925
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Women's Sports Federation formed and hosts the second Women’s...

Country:
Sweden
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Organisation
Organisation:
Swedish Women's Sports Federation
Date: 1925
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The Law of Property Act allows both husband and wife to...

Country:
United Kingdom
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Non-sport
Date: 1925
Reference:
(Fawcett Society, 2016).
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New Civil Code replaces Sharia giving women the right to...

Country:
Turkey
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Non-sport
Date: 1926
Reference:
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First American Amateur Athletics Union (AAU) women’s...

Country:
United States of America
Continent:
North America
Category:
Basketball
Organisation:
American Amateur Athletics Union (AAU)
Date: 1926
Reference:
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Session, Lisbon...

Country:
Portugal
Continent:
Europe
Category:
Key document
Organisation:
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Date: May 1926
Reference:
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Women Sport Foundation established with approaches from the...

Country:
Japan
Continent:
Asia
Category:
Organisation
Organisation:
Japan Women Sport Foundation
Date: 1926
Reference:
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