With the start of March Madness underway in the heart of Women’s History Month, we’re taking a historical look at women’s basketball. These are some tough ladies, from standing in the snow to standing in heels with presumably an injured foot or ankle (notice the lady in a slipper in the top photo).

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From the top: PG 1_231-05, 1929 physical education women’s basketball team; PG 2_182-14b, 1930 Women’s Recreation Association basketball team; PG 1_231-11, 1949 physical education women’s basketball; Latah County Historical Society Photograph Collection 2-09-001, 1904 women’s basketball team, l-r: Clara Stockwell, Aliter Adair, Nellie Woods, Mabel Smith, Mattie Stockwell, Florence Smith, Dorothy Bovill, and Edna Woods (child in front).