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This super well-illustrated book takes us back to these three Olympics through, in particular, the performances and portraits of the participants.
At the beginning of the 1920s, women's sport was still in its infancy. While they came up against cultural stereotypes as well as medical prescriptions of the time, the sportswomen found significant support for their cause in Monaco. It is in fact in the Principality that the first international women's sports meeting takes place. It gave birth to the Monte-Carlo Women's Olympics which, on three occasions, in 1921, 1922 and 1923, brought together hundreds of young girls from all over Europe. Their program includes athletics, swimming and team sports competitions, as well as gymnastics and rhythmic dances. By demonstrating that alongside pure sport, grace could be preserved, the Olympics reinforced the legitimacy of women's sport and as such played a pioneering role. It also shows how they gave the Principality a special place in the history of women's sport: thanks to them, Monaco is now recognized as the first step in women's access to the Olympic Games.
22 x 20 cms, hardback, 160 pages.
2023
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