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Angling
At first glance, this image seems to suggest an inept Sportswoman who has entangled her line on a man's coat while attempting to cast. However, when we consider the image in the context of engaging in mixed-gender sporting activities as a metaphor…
"A Nice Game for Two or More"
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
Croquet (also appears as A Slow Game)
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
Husband-Taming
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
Miss Brown Kindly Takes her Cousin Out Fishing
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
The Fair Toxophilites
This comically-inflected rendering of two rival female archers shows how female competitiveness drives the marriage market and how the marriage market becomes a field for exercising female competitiveness. The caption reads as follows. Constance:…
"'Let me try, then' said Lucy."
This illustration conveys female athletic ambition and determination through its title, “‘Let me try, then’ said Lucy,” and in the rendering of Lucy’s body as she deftly rides over a ravine thick with brambles. The men who look on, not yet having…
Cricket for Ladies
Sporting illustration (periodical)
A lady cricketer catching the ball during a game
Sporting illustration
