Category: History

Emma Maitland and Aurelia Wheeldin – 1924

Source/written by: CATHY VAN INGEN, PhD, Department  of Kinesiology Brock University “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black Female Boxers Full Article on Cathy Van Ingen’s Research:  Link – PDF EXCERPT :  “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black More press reportage exists on two African-American women, Emma Maitland

Female Pubilist issuing challenges to one another

Source/written by: CATHY VAN INGEN, PhD Department  of Kinesiology Brock University “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black Female Boxers  EXCERPT :  “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black In 1897, the black newspaper, the Richmond Planet reported in a section devoted to church news and morality, that female

Alice Priddy knocked out Annie Watson in the third round

Source/written by: CATHY VAN INGEN, PhD Department  of Kinesiology Brock University “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black Female Boxers Full Article on Cathy Van Ingen’s Research:  Link – PDF EXCERPT :  “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black In 1893, there is another fleeting reference to a locally

Lizzie Somers Challenged by Nellie Malloy – 1890

Source/written by: CATHY VAN INGEN, PhD, Department  of Kinesiology Brock University “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black Female Boxers Full Article on Cathy Van Ingen’s Research:  Link – PDF EXCERPT :  “Seeing What Frames Our Seeing”: Seeking Histories on Early Black  In 1890, New York’s Lizzie Somers was challenged  by Nellie

Overview of research of the early beginnings of women’s boxing – 1776 – 1800s

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

Women’s Boxing as far back as 1722!

Women in boxing since 1722.  In that year, Elizabeth Wilkinson and Hannah (Ann Field) Hyfield advertised they would box in London for 3 guineas; but according to some reports (not all) this match never took place in any event,  they did box (barefisted) in 1728) and Wilkinson  whose last name is now Stokes – won