Dick, Kerr Ladies Go to Washington
A Moment of Brilliance: A Soccer History Blog, March 9, 2014
Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C. 1925Source: http://www.donmouth.co.uk/womens_football/dick_kerr.html On December 5, 1921, the English Football Association (FA) banned women’s football from club affiliated football grounds deeming the sport dangerous to the health of women and utterly unladylike. The real and unstated reason for the FA’s ban was the increasing popularity of the women’s game and the threat it posed to the men’s leagues. The ban was aimed at one women’s team in particular, the most formidable women’s team in England, Dick, Kerr Ladies Football Club. The FA’s ban forced the women of Dick, Kerr to play on unaffiliated grounds, which ultimately led the club to look for opportunities outside of England, resulting in an American tour and a visit to the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C in 1922. Dick, Kerr Ladies was the most famous woman’s team by the time of their United States tour. The outfit formed alongside many other women’s clubs during the height of World War I as woman entered the workforce at an un
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