Month: January 1776

WBAN has it our archived files of the hsitory of the sport, an early print of two women in a fighting stance, published January 26, 1776.  The name of the piece is called “The Female Combatants” and is listed to be on page 27 of a writing.   Fig. 3 – Anonymous cartoon from the Revolutionary

Dr. Vanessa  Toulmin, who contributed the following research originally wanted to write a     book on the subject. She was interested in lady boxers because her research     area is travelling fairs and showpeople and for her doctorate, she     interviewed about a 100 showpeople from their 50’s upwards. One of these was     a lady called Annie Hickman, daughter