“Women on Ice” will be most-consulted book on women’s hockey in area: Suite 101.com

Lori Henry wrote a an article on Wayne Norton‘s Women on Ice for Suite 101.com recently. I’m pleased to see that even now that it’s (finally!) summer, people are still interested in this book. And why wouldn’t they be?? Great pictures, interesting characters, stories from Western Canada’s history, and, well, hockey!

Here’s a quote from the article. Click here to read the whole thing.

“This historical tome will doubtless become the book most referred to in all subsequent work on women’s hockey in Western Canada.
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This historical account of women’s hockey in Western Canada, Women on Ice by Wayne Norton, covers more than just the game of ice hockey. The book reveals the attitude about women’s role in society in the late 1800s and early 1900s, as well as how society reacted when women decided to take to the ice.
Most importantly, Wayne Norton has filled the book with quotes, clips of newspaper articles, historical photos and commentary that make this a significant contribution to the records of this area. As he state, the women mentioned have all since passed away, so no firsthand accounts are available. Without this book, their stories would most likely be overlooked and lost forever.”

Read more at Suite101: Women’s Hockey in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Banff http://wcanadatravel.suite101.com/article.cfm/womens-hockey-in-vancouver-calgary-edmonton-and-banff#ixzz0rsrjx3F4