Over the last several months we’ve had to remain socially distant from our campus, staggering schedules, limited in our ability to perform reference, and missing our Vandal friends and family. This week we all return fully to campus (with precautions). Most of our Special Collections staff will be back in...
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Track and Field
Women's Recreation Wednesday
Welcome back to another week of Women’s Recreation
Wednesday, our series covering the Women’s Recreation Association here at the
University of Idaho.
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Tennis
Women's Recreation Wednesday
This week features photos of women playing tennis.
“Today, tennis is a major international sport and a multi-billion dollar
industry – and it’s also one of the few sports in which the earning potential
of male and female athletes is totally equal.”1
What Women’s Tennis Looked Like Through History ↩
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Swimming
Women's Recreation Wednesday
This week’s photos feature women’s swimming. The 1920s were an important time in women’s history, not only due to women’s suffrage, but because “while women pushed for voting rights, they also fought for equality in physical activities such as swimming. They believed that by showing their athletic side and fighting...
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Softball
Women's Recreation Wednesday
![Softball Game [1]](https://webpages.uidaho.edu/library/spec/harvester/objects/thumbs/69-251_th.jpg)
This week’s photos feature women playing softball near the University Library and Memorial Gym. Softball developed out of indoor baseball, which was invented in Chicago in 1887.1 “Women’s fast-pitch softball became an official sport of the Summer in 1996 but was dropped in 2012. Still, that hasn’t deterred millions of...
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130th anniversary of Idaho's statehood
ROTC and Rifle Team
Women's Recreation Wednesday
![Rifle Shooting [2]](https://webpages.uidaho.edu/library/spec/harvester/objects/thumbs/69-238a_th.jpg)
This week features photos of the women’s ROTC and Rifle Team.
The Rifle Team was established as the first intercollegiate women’s athletic
team in 1926.1
Historical Timeline of the University of Idaho ↩
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Social Distancing from the 1930s
We would just like to share this interesting take on social distancing from the 1930s, the Mechanafe, a 100% waiterless, mechanized cafe in Boise, Idaho. A conveyor belt would bring plates of food around to all the customers, who could grab all they want at one low all-you-can-eat price. All...
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Physical Education Classes
Women's Recreation Wednesday
This week’s photos are from Women’s Recreation
Association Physical Education classes on campus. If you’re interested in learning more
about the history of Physical Education classes for women, there’s a great book
titled “Active Bodies: A History of Women’s Physical Education in
Twentieth-Century America” by Martha H. Verbrugge!
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May Day
Women's Recreation Wednesday
This week’s photos are from a May Day festival held in
1928 on campus.
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