Woman first, athlete second: Barbara Cox and the struggle for female footballers

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Woman first, athlete second: Barbara Cox and the struggle for female footballers

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When Barbara Cox joined a football team in 1973, she was one of the first women in the country to do so. She's still fighting for women in the sport to get the respect they deserve. Auckland women didn’t play football in 1972. Auckland women cooked and cleaned and looke...

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12 December 2019

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Madeleine Chapman

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https://thespinoff.co.nz/sports/12-12-2019/woman-first-athlete-second-barbara-cox-and-the-struggl...

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