Each year Auckland Libraries works with scholars from the Auckland History Initiative (AHI), a research collaboration at the University of Auckland.

In this series we present research projects from the 2023 Summer Scholars exploring aspects of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's history.

https://ahi.auckland.ac.nz/

In this track we hear from Katia Kennedy who investigated the attitudes surrounding women in sport from the turn of the 20th Century. Katia examines the development and growth of women's cricket and women's marching in Auckland during this time.

Katia Kennedy's research was supported by an Auckland Library Heritage Trust John Stacpoole Scholarship. To find out more about the work of the Auckland Library Heritage Trust, visit the library website here. https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/auckland-library-heritage-trust.aspx

Recorded on 22 February 2023 as part of our Heritage Talks series.

Image: Murray Freer. Marching girls, South Auckland, 1967. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Footprints 07484.

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/38409/rec/258