WThe Chicago Colleens were a women's professional baseball team who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The team represented Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at Shewbridge Field at the corner of South Morgan and West 74th Streets on the South Side of Chicago, now part of the campus of the Stagg School of Excellence.
WThe collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League occurred in Spring 2019. Previously one of the top professional women's ice hockey leagues in the world, the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) announced on the 31 March 2019 that it would be folding on 1 May, a month later. The collapse has been one of the most significant events in 21st century hockey, and continues to have a major ongoing impact on the sport, including fuelling discussions surrounding the growth of women in hockey and the creation of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).
WEscaramuza charra is the only female equestrian event in the Mexican charrería. The escaramuza means "skirmish" and consists of a team riding horses in choreographed synchronized maneuvers to music. The women ride side-saddle and wear traditional Mexican outfit that include sombreros, dresses, and matching accessories. A team consists of 16 women, but only 8 ride at a time. The routine is practiced in a lienzo, or a circular arena.
WThe Fort Wayne Daisies were a women's professional baseball team that played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
WThe Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954, winning championships in 1947 and 1953.
WThe Holy Cross Crusaders women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the College of the Holy Cross. The Crusaders are the newest member of the Hockey East Association (HEA). They play at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
WBased in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Kenosha Comets were a women's professional baseball team that played from 1943 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The team played their home games at Kenosha's Lake Front Stadium, but later moved to Simmons Field.
WThe Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1946 season, representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field.
WThe South Bend Blue Sox was a women's professional baseball team who played from 1943 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A founding member, the team represented South Bend, Indiana, and played their home games at Bendix Field (1943–1945) and Playland Park (1946–1954).
WThe Springfield Sallies were a women's professional baseball team who joined the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1948 season.
WHistorically, women have long participated in the rodeo. Annie Oakley created the image of the cowgirl in the late 19th century, and, in 1908, a 10-year-old girl was dubbed the first cowgirl after demonstrating her roping skills at Madison Square Garden. Women were celebrated competitors in bronc and bull riding events in the early decades of the 20th century until a female bronc rider died in a 1929 rodeo. Her death fueled the growing opposition to female competitors in rodeo; their participation was severely curtailed thereafter.
WWomen's clothing in the early 1900s was heavily based on what men considered to be attractive. This is due to the social patriarchy which still labelled women to be the property of her husband when she got married, hence making her outward appearance to be reflective of his status. The Women's Suffrage Movement also changed women's clothing, as they became more practical due to the Victorian dress reform. This led to the population of pants and other traditionally male items of clothing.