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PIONEERS IN BLOOMERS

is out in NOVEMBER 2022

as a paperback or e-book:

The amazing true story of a few dozen brave females who became the largely unsung pioneers of women's sport

in the UK - the 'pedestriennes' of the 19th century.  Women’s sport is finally flourishing in Britain. But still largely forgotten are the courageous efforts of these Victorian-era ladies who can claim to have laid the foundations for modern woman to participate in pro sport.

Dozens of these working-class women abandoned humdrum lives to become history’s first professional sportswomen. They bravely put personal safety and decorum aside to tackle astonishing walking contests of 1,000 miles or more, competing against each other or against the clock, chasing cash prizes to feed and clothe their families.

Victorian society was shocked by their chutzpah. Several of the women became rich and famous, but many had a torrid time. Huge crowds watched them trekking day and night. The public loved them, but the authorities wanted them banned. The walks were often riotous affairs that attracted gamblers, drinkers and rowdy behaviour, but it was the women themselves who would be lambasted in the press, condemned as immoral and despicable.

The controversy only intensified when they adopted the daring new ‘bloomers’ costume from America, but with hindsight it is clear they were actually pioneering women’s rights.   

PUBLISHED 28 NOVEMBER 2022 by Troubadour/Book Guild, £9.99 

On sale via Amazon and all usual sources as a 272-page paperback or e-book.  

To pre-order now, use this link:

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