{"id":5935,"date":"2017-06-27T10:31:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T15:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/iwa\/?page_id=5935"},"modified":"2021-05-11T14:44:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T19:44:49","slug":"celebrating-girls-and-womens-sport-in-iowa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/iwa\/celebrating-girls-and-womens-sport-in-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Girls\u2019 and Women\u2019s Sport in Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Forest City High School girls basketball team, 1918.<\/p><\/div>\n

6-on-6 Basketball and the Legacy of Girls\u2019 and Women\u2019s Sport in Iowa<\/h3>\n

This traveling exhibition curated by University of Iowa American Studies\/Sport Studies faculty and Iowa Women’s Archives staff toured Iowa throughout 2018 with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Hometown Teams<\/em> exhibition, with stops in Mount Vernon, Ottumwa, Guthrie Center, Jefferson, Ames, and Conrad. In 2019 the 6-on-6 basketball exhibition traveled to Grinnell and New Hampton, Iowa.<\/p>\n

Funding for this exhibition was provided by the State Historical Society, Inc. and the University of Iowa Office of Outreach and Engagement<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Help save the history of girls’ and women’s sport in Iowa!<\/h3>\n
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Julie Goodrich papers, Iowa Women’s Archives<\/p><\/div>\n

Iowa has a rich history of girls and women participating in sports, thanks in part to 6-on-6 basketball. The Iowa Women’s Archives wants to make certain this history is not lost.<\/p>\n

Did you play 6-on-6 or 5-on-5 basketball?
\nDid you play other sports–on a team or with friends and family?
\nDid you cheer on your local team?<\/p>\n

There are so many stories yet to be told. Please help us gather this important history.<\/p>\n

We’re looking for:<\/p>\n