Commemorative Dates

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2002

Women and Sports - Champions Forever!

Theme

The theme for Women's History Month 2002 was Women and Sports - Champions Forever! Today, more than ever before, girls and women are free to participate in all kinds of sports. Just think of the number of medals brought home by our female athletes from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympics in Salt Lake City. However, we must not take this success for granted because not too long ago, running shoes and playing fields were for men only. In 2002, SWC invited Canadians to take a journey of discovery through the fascinating history of women in the world of sport and to celebrate the achievements of Canada's pioneer sportswomen.

Material

Selections of the WHM 2002 material are available below:

• Youth Fact Sheet: Women and Sports - Champions Forever!
  View Youth Fact Sheet in Acrobat 5 (3 pages, 664 KB)
  View Youth Fact Sheet in HTML
  
  
• Adult Fact Sheet: Women and Sports in Canada - An Historical Overview
  View Adult Fact Sheet in Acrobat 5 (3 pages, 521 KB)
  View Adult Fact Sheet in HTML
  
  
• WHM 2002 Games: Women and Sports - Champions Forever!
  View Games in Acrobat 5 (3 pages, 404 KB)
  View Games in HTML
  View Games Answers in HTML
  
  
• WHM 2002 Quiz: First! First! First! (Matching Game)
  View WHM 2002 Quiz in Acrobat 5 (1 page, 89 KB)
  View WHM 2002 Quiz in HTML
  
  
• WHM 2002 Quiz Answers
  View Quiz Answers in Acrobat 5 (2 pages, 90 KB)
  View Quiz Answers in HTML
  
  
• Suggested Readings: Books on Women, Sports and History
  View Suggested Readings in HTML
• Some Web sites of interest on Women, Sports and History
  View Some Web sites of interest in HTML

Champions' Corner

To find out more about our partners, champions (spokespersons) and the kick-off of Women's History Month 2002.