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Topic spans: 1928 - 2003
Fair Game: Pioneering Canadian Women in Sports
Throughout history, "ladies" were discouraged from participating in team sports because it was thought competition would lead to "manly" behaviours. But thanks to pioneering athletes such as Bobbie Rosenfeld, Nancy Greene and Hayley Wickenheiser, young women now have the freedom to participate and excel in any sport — be it track, skiing or hockey. These women not only excelled in their chosen fields but were instrumental in shattering stereotypes of the female athlete.
Topic image of Canada's 1924 women's Olympic basketball team reproduced with the permission of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
9 television clips
11 radio clips
Ambassador off the ice: Olympic hockey champ Cassie Campbell
Broadcast Date: Jan. 23, 2002
Campbell recalls playing hockey with the boys.Ambassador off the ice: Olympic hockey champ Cassie Campbell
Medium: Television
Program: CBC News
Broadcast Date: Jan. 23, 2002
Guest(s): Cassie Campbell, Eunice Campbell, Andrew Podnicks
Reporter: John Northcott
Duration: 2:18
Last updated:
Oct. 29, 2008
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Radio
3:06
Sept. 9, 1954
It's September 1954 and 16-year-old Marilyn Bell conquers Lake Ontario to emerge a celebrity.
Television
1:50
Sept. 23, 1992
Manon Rhéaume becomes the first woman to play in the NHL.
Ambassador off the ice: Olympic hockey champ Cassie Campbell.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: Oct. 29, 2008.
[Page consulted on Feb. 13, 2012.]