50 Years of Women's Varsity Athletics at Yale: A Historic Retrospective

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Abbe Smith WAA Graphic

Cartoon about women and sports, consisting of a series of ink drawings and handwritten text. Original caption: "The above graphic was created by Abbe Smith, WAA organizer." Panel 1: Drawing of a girl in a polka dot skirt holding a football. Text: When I was little I wanted to grow up to be Knute Rockne. I passed and ran every afternoon, and I carried my football with me everywhere. Panel 2: Drawing of a girl in a polka dot skirt wearing a shirt with the number 1. Text: But my mother said, "Aw, honey, why can't you just play hopscotch with Susie next door?" Panel 3: Drawing of a girl in a baseball uniform and cap holding a large bat. Text: Then I grew a little older and I wanted to be Willie Mays. I hit and fielded every afternoon and I wore my baseball cap everywhere. Panel 4: Drawing of a girl in a baseball uniform without the cap or bat. Text: But my mother said, "Aw, honey, why can't you just play hopscotch with Susie next door?" Panel 5: Drawing of a girl in a hockey uniform and skates holding a large hockey stick. Text: Then I grew a little older and I wanted to be Bobby Hull. I skated and slap-shot every afternoon but I didn't wear my skates everywhere because they weren't very comfortable. Panel 6: Drawing of a girl in a hockey uniform without the skates and stick. Text: But my mother said, "Aw, honey, why can't you just play hopscotch with Susie next door?" Panel 7: Drawing of a young woman with vertically striped pants. Text: So then I went to college where at last I could be a serious athlete. Panel 8: Drawing of the same young woman with vertically striped pants wearing a shirt with a Y. Text: Varsity hopscotch, anyone? Panel 9: Small drawing of a figure under panel 7 with a speech bubble that reads: This was before we got Chrissie Evert as a role model... Artist signature at bottom of the page: Abbe Smith, 2/23/77

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Abbe Smith WAA Graphic