We’ve been inspired by the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 to develop a number of 'In Conversation' programmes with inspirational figures involved in the women’s game.
Created as part of our work with host city Sheffield, and our wider sporting heritage activity, you can watch the conversations by following the links below. #WEURO2022
Former Doncaster Belles and England defender Michelle Jackson chats to Verity Smith from Sporting Heritage about her playing career, and shares her thoughts on the progress in women's football and the potential legacy of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
Find out more We talk to Ruth Johnson; Women & Girls Football Development Worker at Football Unites Racism Divides (FURD). Ruth provides an insight into the work of FURD, how it brings people together, through football, within the city of Sheffield, and discusses her research into the history of the women's game.
Find out more Dr Gary James discusses the challenges and barriers that are still faced by women involved in football, his current work in Trafford as part of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 heritage activity, and his thoughts on the likely legacy of the tournament.
Find out more Dr Fiona Skillen joins us to discuss her research into the history of women's football, the barriers faced by the early female players, and how insights from the past have shaped and can help us to understand the development of the contemporary game.
Find out more In this episode, recorded in the run up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, we talk to Stephen Bolton, who shares his research into the history of women's football. Including how he discovered the incredible story of his grandmother, Lizzy Ashcroft, one of the most influential and important pre-WW2 amateur women footballers.
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