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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
Marilyn Bell remembers her Lake Ontario swim 10 years later
Broadcast Date: Sept. 8, 1964
Bell remembers back to the day she finished her swim across Lake Ontario.Marilyn Bell remembers her Lake Ontario swim 10 years later
Medium: Radio
Program: Assignment
Broadcast Date: Sept. 8, 1964
Guest(s): Marilyn Bell
Reporter: Brian McFarlane
Duration: 5:17
Last updated:
Feb. 5, 2004
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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.
Marilyn Bell remembers her Lake Ontario swim 10 years later.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: Feb. 5, 2004.
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