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Women in Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s

Name: Women in Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s
Author: Marion Stell and Heather Reid

Marion Stell and Heather Reid

2020

Marion Stell and Heather Reid · 2020 · Australia

Recounts Australia's pioneering women internationals against New Zealand through football, feminism and player testimony.

It preserves the experiences of the 79ers, whose matches were foundational to Australian women's international football.

The Historian

This archive captures a pivotal moment in Australian sports history, situating the 1979-80 women's internationals against New Zealand within the broader feminist movement. By centering player testimony, it humanizes the trailblazers who broke down barriers for future generations of female footballers, preserving their stories and legacies in the process.

The Psychologist

The Beautiful Archive's "Women in Boots" excavates the intersection of desire for recognition, belonging on the pitch, and projection of feminist ideals through the voices of Australia's pioneering women internationals. Their struggles reveal the complexities of female identity, sport, and social change, refracting the complexities of fandom itself.

The Sceptic

This documentary appears to romanticize the achievements of the 1979 women's international team as a revolutionary feminist milestone, but its narrative is likely filtered through the perspectives of its creators and those they interviewed. The film may overlook or distort tensions between individual players' experiences and broader social movements.

These are interpretations written in three voices, not quotations from any individual.

Language: English
Length: 224 pp
Subject: Australia's 1979 and 1980 women's internationals
Region: Oceania
Tone: Elegiac
Difficulty: Familiar

FairPlay Publishing; Australian specialist bookstores

Availability is mainly through Australian retailers and libraries.

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