...I promised you some little bits and pieces about those girlies who kick footballs around, often better than the men. It does go back to 1895, so it's not exactly a modern thing! Some of it is amusing, particularly in the beginning, of the men's attitude towards this sport.    Femininity had to be respected, the different anatomical points were prescribed by the men as "zones to be protected", rather in the same manner as in football or soccer or cricket, men wear so called "boxes" to protect essential areas, so the men prescribed "protective bras" for the ladies.... ..rather like this one, but the things at the beginning were somewhat uncomfortable, always falling out and didn't really protect anything at all. It was considered to even oblige the ladies to wear helmets, but the idea was given up....  It was kept for that other really feminine sport...... ..BOXING! At the beginning, the ladies were only allowed to play two half-times each...