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Posted on 2018-06-08 in
Group of women racket players. Gros Fronton in Donostia, 1938. Pascual Marín

Group of women racket players. Gros Fronton in Donostia, 1938. Pascual Marín. Kutxateka.

Some time ago the Euskal Herria Museum in Gernika presented the exhibition “Emakumea eta Euskal Pilota. Mujer y Pelota Vasca [Woman and Basque pelota]”, which has been shown in different locations in Bizkaia. It is an interesting research work intended to rethink the role of women in Basque pelota, or pilota, by reminding us of the forgotten presence of female racket players, or raquetistas, in ball courts worldwide throughout the 20th century while giving due recognition to their contribution. (more…)

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