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Boxing Bout: Myrtle Havers vs. Mable Williams – 1912

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Boxing Bout: Myrtle Havers vs. Mable Williams – 1912

Sue TL Fox April 1, 1912

In 1912, there was an extensive story on a fight that took place between two females:  Myrtle...

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Fraulein Kussin vs. Mrs. Edwards – 1912

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Fraulein Kussin vs. Mrs. Edwards – 1912

Sue TL Fox March 7, 1912

  Vintage photographs depicting a terrific brawl between Fraulein Kussin and Mrs. Edwards.  Title: Mrs. Edwards &...

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Article on females being Athletics – 1912

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Article on females being Athletics – 1912

Sue TL Fox January 1, 1912

By Dudley A. Sargent, M.D. (1912) Are Athletics Making Girls Masculine? A Practical Answer to a Question...

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Photo of female boxer – signed Champion 1911

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Photo of female boxer – signed Champion 1911

Sue TL Fox January 1, 1911

Photograph of a female boxer in gloves – dated 1910 – 1911 – signed by the fighter...

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Artwork displaying female boxers on Postcard – 1910

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Artwork displaying female boxers on Postcard – 1910

Sue TL Fox January 1, 1910

Artwork displayed on a postcard by Art Number – 1910 – Copyrighted on WBAN. All rights reserved.

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Crystal Bennett Claims to be Lightweight Champion – 1910

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Crystal Bennett Claims to be Lightweight Champion – 1910

Sue TL Fox January 1, 1910

Crystal Bennett was one of three sisters where they went by the name as performers, “The Bennett...

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Mlle. Augagnier beat Miss Pinkney of England in a Savage Fight – 1902

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Mlle. Augagnier beat Miss Pinkney of England in a Savage Fight – 1902

Sue TL Fox January 1, 1902

Circa 1902 Police Gazette reported: “About 1902 Mlle. Augagnier beat Miss Pinkney of England in a savage...

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Female Boxers from 1896!

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Female Boxers from 1896!

Sue TL Fox January 1, 1896

WBAN has on file an archived photo of a female boxer from 1896.  The photo was originallty...

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London’s Female Boxer Annie Newton -1893 to 1955: The Only Boxer to be banned by the Home Secretary – by Sue TL Fox of WBAN

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London’s Female Boxer Annie Newton -1893 to 1955: The Only Boxer to be banned by the Home Secretary – by Sue TL Fox of WBAN

Sue TL Fox February 1, 1893

London’s female boxer Annie Newton, was born in 1893 in Highgate, North London, and passed away in...

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Female Prize Fight – Navy Island -1888

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Female Prize Fight – Navy Island -1888

Sue TL Fox September 17, 1888

Copyrighted by Scranton Republic – 1888 WBAN has an original complete, genuine issue of THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN newspaper...

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