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"All the Rage”: Women’s Hockey in Central Canada 1915–1920
As the First World War dragged on in Europe, a group of remarkable young women turned the hockey world upside down.
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As the First World War dragged on in Europe, a group of remarkable young women turned the hockey world upside down.
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