Ordinary games, extraordinary athletes

To mark International Women's Day, here's a selection of past articles and columns on Canadian women:

Barbara Howard, the first woman of colour to represent Canada at an international sporting event
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/recognition-of-talented-bc-sprinter-finally-gets-up-to-speed/article4353217/
The Globe and Mail, May 18, 2010

Marge Maxwell, who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League:
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/diamond-days-gone-shes-still-in-a-league-of-her-own/article726165/
The Globe and Mail, November 7, 2007

Elaine Tanner, swimming's Mighty Mouse:
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/mighty-mouse-of-the-pool-auctioning-off-her-champion-past/article624748/
The Globe and Mail, May 17, 2011

Shirley Gordon Olafsson, an Olympian born with a deformed foot
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/widow-84-didnt-let-disability-stop-her-from-reaching-olympics/article627413/
The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2011

Kay MacBeth, the last living player of the legendary Edmonton Grads
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/90-year-old-tells-the-tales-of-womens-basketball-legends/article1360106/
The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2012

Ladies Night in Canada on the history of women's ice hockey in British Columbia:
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/ladies-night-in-canada/article4188585/
The Globe and Mail, January 7, 2010






Kay MacBeth photograph by Erin Wallis.