Lady Florence (Douglas) Dixie.
Was a Brittish Traveler, Zulu War Correspondent, Writer and Feminist.
Dixie played a big role in establishing the game of: Women's Association Football. She organized Exhibition Matches for Charity and in 1895, she became President of The British Ladies' Football Club.
This is an incredible Signature of Lady Florence Douglas on parchment paper, before she was married in 1875.
I'm very happy to mention that I just acquired the MATE, to my original
1893/94 bisque statue.
The newest addition is to the right. You can see a slight difference in the pose.
I've only seen two of these and I'm fortunate to have both in
my women's history collection!
The England Women's First Football Game: North vs. South: 03-23-1895. Won by The North: 7-1.
Miss Nettie Honeyball. Captain of The North Team. Very influential in the women's game.
The England Women's Footballers North Team: 1895
The England South Team: 1895.
Mrs. Graham: An early Captain.
A nine inch tall, hand colored, women's footballer statue circa 1893-94.
Three pictures of women's footballers playing in North London. These are in a "Photos" publication dated: "week ending March 9th, 1895.
Kemari: 1800's, beautiful hand colored wood block print, with a women in the photo(possibly active in the game). I do have an 1800's Chikanobu Japanese Wood Block print with a women actually juggling the Mari Ball. I'll add that later.
Kemari was introduced in Japan around 600 A.D.. An 8 inch diameter Mari Ball is normally used. Kemari was not competitive, but a dignified experience requiring great skill. "Ariyaaa" would be shouted each time the ball was touched..."Ari" would be yelled when the Mari was passed to another person. A basic 15 meter pitch was used to KEEP the ball in the air, using most parts of the body.
February 21, 1895 Print from The Pall Mall Budget newspaper. Standing is Miss Nettie Honeyball, Captain of The England North Team. Mrs. Minnie Lloyd, Captain of The England South Team is seated to the left. Honeyball was also the secretary of The British Ladies' Football Club. She lived in North London at this time.
March 27, 1895 article from The Sketch. This North Team had bright red uniforms for the first game played. The South Team uniforms were quartered blue. 10,000 people were said to have attended this 1st game. In the article that goes with this picture, the writer mentions: "... It must be clear to everybody that girls are totally unfitted for the rough work of the football - field.... As a public entertainment it is to be deplored..."
From the February 21, 1895 Pall Mall Budget. Four photos of some of The Ladies Football Club. If you would like to know what I would give for one of these original uniforms, find one for me and you'll get an answer.
