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Radio 4,4 mins

Did you know the FA banned women's football for 50 years?

Woman's Hour

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Looking ahead to the Women’s Football World Cup in France, Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey discusses the history of women’s football in the UK with Gemma Clarke, author of Soccer Women: the Icons, Rebels, Stars and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game and Natasha Rolt, who is Schools Heritage Officer for Luton Town FC Community Trust.

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