RaveThe Times Literary Supplement (UK)... pulls together stories across a period of more than 140 years into a compelling narrative ... Wrack demonstrates that it has often been through participation in international competitions that the English women’s team have gained ground in terms of growing their home support, media coverage and funding. She situates the development of the women’s game within a wider context, ably demonstrating how forces at play outside the football arena, such as changes in female employment, increasing legislation to protect women’s rights and access to contraception, have in turn shaped female footballers’ experiences. The history of the women’s game has been long overlooked. This book celebrates it, and the teams and individuals who helped the sport develop into today’s nationally and internationally recognized phenomenon.
