Video: Rubgy Women by Eleanor Boyer
Level: High school
Subject: Gender studies, History, Social studies/science
Subject: Gender studies, History, Social studies/science
Date: 1979
Duration: 12 minutes
Synopsis:
A documentary about a women’s rugby team in Chicago in the late 1970’s. The video touches on the issues of women in sports and how they relate to traditional gender expectations of women.
Duration: 12 minutes
Synopsis:
A documentary about a women’s rugby team in Chicago in the late 1970’s. The video touches on the issues of women in sports and how they relate to traditional gender expectations of women.
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Discussion questions
- How do the male spectators feel about the women playing rugby?
- Why do the women enjoy playing rugby?
- Why do some women feel uncomfortable while playing rugby?
- What barriers did the women who want to play sports facing when this video was made? Are these barriers still around today?
- How are male athletes perceived in your school vs female athletes?