Object number
TN.2008.411
Title
White Heather Cricket Club, Fortieth Anniversary Dinner Menu
Date
1927 - 1927-11-02
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commemorate White Heather cricket club's 40th anniversary 1887 - 1927
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17.5 x 11.4 cm
Description
Menu card with spine threaded with pink, white and green ribbon. Signed inside in pencil. Colour drawing of a women cricketer and menu.
Display caption
The White Heather Club was the first women’s cricket club. It was founded in Nun Appleton, Yorkshire by eight ladies in 1887. Within three years its membership had risen to fifty. Most club members were from the highest ranks of society. Only two of the original members did not have a title.
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