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Overview
In 1931, a group of ten teenage girls from Preston (present-day Cambridge), Ontario, enlisted the help of the top women's sport journalists of the era, and the Preston Rivulettes hockey team was born. Within a decade the team became so good that no other team would dare to play against them. Yet the struggles these young women faced are ones that women can still relate to today, including criticism for aggressive play and fighting, lack of financial and fan support, the right to govern their own sports organizations, and ice time that went to boys' and men's teams first.
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- ISBN-13: 9781552777206
- ISBN-10: 1552777200
- Publisher: Lorimer Children & Teens
- Publish Date: March 2011
- Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.2 pounds
- Page Count: 136
- Reading Level: Ages 12-18
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