1975 Sexist OSU Newsletter
The Old Man, the newsletter of the Ohio State University Men’s Rugby club announced the formation of the Ohio State women’s team. Note the graphic illustration of a female player.
1977 The Pitch
The Tube and the Pitch, two different Ohio State Women’s team newsletters from 1977 show the grassroots organizing, bawdy nature of women’s rugby at the time.
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Support us today!
When you contribute to the U.S. Women’s Rugby Foundation you become part of a movement to support girls and women involved in rugby.
​
We are a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.​
All donations made are tax deductible.
Welcome to the
U.S. Women's Rugby History Museum
Celebrate the past. Champion the future.
The history of women’s rugby in the United States is a fascinating, complex history that intersects with decades of social, cultural and economic history.
But when pouring through the artifacts of the past 50 years I am struck by the simple realization that the history of women’s rugby is the history of women’s friendships. It is the history of a sisterhood; young women working together to overcome great odds and to live as they play - with courage, passion and tenacity.
The USWRF Women’s History Museum provided a brief, representational, overview of women’s rugby in the United States. Visitors we able to enter 5 different halls, each displaying images, texts, links, videos, and audio from a decade of women’s rugby history.
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In each hall we tried to represent diverse geographic regions, teams, important events and individuals but in a project of this scale we are bound to have gaps. We hope you’ll help us continue to fill in those gaps by sending materials we can digitize, archive and display.
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1989 Lake Braddock High School Team
50 Women You Should Know Series
Read about the women who have paved the way for all of us in our sport.