Queens of the Ice
They Were Fast, They Were Fierce, They Were Teenage Girls
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers · Print & ebook · March 14, 2011
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.
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- Who it’s for
- The Preston Rivulettes’ rise brings early women’s hockey and its barriers into view.
- Themes
- Women's hockey history, Gender inequality in sports, Team achievement
- Genres
- Hockey, Girls & Young Women, Biographies of Women for Kids
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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.
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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. [Fry Reading Level - 4.8
Preston Rivulettes
The Preston Rivulettes’ rise brings early women’s hockey and its barriers into view.
Come here for
- The team’s 1931 beginnings with ten teenage girls from Preston
- Its rise to a level no other team would challenge
Expect
- Criticism of aggressive play and fighting
- Unequal financial support for women’s hockey
Where it sits
| Hockey | 95% |
|---|---|
| Girls & Young Women | 60% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hockey
- Authors
- Carly Adams
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Published
- March 14, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women's hockey history · Gender inequality in sports · Team achievement
- Reading lane
- Hockey