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27 December 1916 - Edie Chadwick
11 minutes Posted Dec 27, 2016 at 12:10 pm.
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On this day in 1916, the Sheffield Independent praised local munitionettes' "invasion of man's vigorous pursuits" at a ladies football match, and in Tyneside too the Marshall Girls say "fiddlesticks to convention"

Written by Shaun McKenna

Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole