Today's #histmed#histsport tangent - Dr Barbara Moore, Russian emigree engineer, vegan advocate, believer in breatharianism, extreme long distance walker (3387 miles across USA in 87 days for e.g.). Died tragically in obscurity, defeated by legal issues (& poss eating disorder)
It’s not all fun, I’m also collecting work stuff #HistSport#HistFood (something something body as machine something something sugar as fuel something something modernism)
Fun fact: at the 1924 Paris Olympics the US rowing coach, horrified by the Olympic Village food (dry oranges, scanty butter), booked the team into a private hotel/restaurant. The proud lady chef served a 24 lobster platter as a 4th July treat which he refused due to 'indigestion risk' #histsport
Taco Tuesday satisfies Australian Olympic hunger after murmurs around lack of food
AOC responds to issues of shortfalls in Olympic Village Pie night also among initiatives to keep athletes well fed The concern about a shortage of food at the Paris Olympics appears at an end, after Australia’s super heavyweight boxer Teremoana Junior endorsed the menu at his team’s private bistro, as additional supplies flood into the Village. The 26-year-old stands 2m tall, weighs 120kg and said last week the two lamb chop per person limit at the main dining hall in the Village was, for his needs, barely half a meal. Continue reading...
AHEM www.npr.org/2024/06/10/1... THIS IS MY NEW PROJECT
Who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women's sports, there has been a struggle over who qualifies for the women's category. Tested follows the unfolding story of elite female runners who have b...
I feel vaguely gazumped by this (I will just strike through that whole page of the "potential podcasts/newsletters" notebook lol) but I'm signing up anyway ;) #histsport
In July, I'll be publishing a project that I've spent 10 years thinking about, and 5+ years pitching. It's a documentary podcast about sports, bodies, and what is fair. And now you can sign up for the newsletter to get updates, behind the scenes stuff, additional essays, etc. buttondown.email/tested
A surprising history of women’s sports. Since the very beginning of women’s sports there has been a struggle to define who, exactly, gets to compete in the women’s category. A century later, this stru...
Time to start with the reminders that if you're doing A Thing on the Paris Olympics, I am available to talk/write/podcast 🗃️ about the history of sports medicine/training/diets/sex testing/etc. No need for sausage fests ;D #histSport
(male) Worker Cyclists Unite! Worker Cyclists' Association "Forward", #Unterseen, #Bern, #Switzerland, ca. 1920 katalog.burgerbib.ch/detail.aspx?... #Burgerbibliothek #histsport
