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Hilda Light

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Hilda M Light (1890–1967) was a pioneering sportswoman in the 1920s. She captained the England women's hockey team and served as President of the All England Women's Hockey Association (AEWHA).

Career

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Light played in the South Hampstead High School hockey team before being selected to play right half for Pinner and for Middlesex in 1909.[1]

Black and white photographic print showing members, including Hilda M Light, of the Middlesex women's hockey team, 1910/1911.
Black and white photographic print showing members, including Hilda M Light, of the Middlesex women's hockey team, 1910/1911.

References

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  1. ^ Hilda M Light, Her Life and Times: A Tribute by her Hockey Friends. All England Women's Hockey Association. 1972.
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