The aristocrat who fought for women's football
Image source,She married Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie - nicknamed Beau - in 1875 and they had two sons.
"There is no reason why football should not be played by women, and played well too, provided they dress rationally and relegate to limbo the straitjacket attire in which fashion delights to clothe them," she argued. "Let women, therefore, go in for this most excellent game and earn for themselves that improved physique which will not only improve their appearance but their health as well."In his book, The Lady Footballers, James Lee said that she would have been an attention-grabbing appointment as a figurehead for the sport.
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