overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 in x 13 in; 19.05 cm x 25.4 cm x 33.02 cm
Object Name:
face mask, fencing
Date made:
ca 1940
Description (Brief):
Evelyn Hecht Kramer wore this fencing uniform and mask while a member of the George Washington University Women’s Fencing Club in the early 1940’s. While the NCAA held the first fencing championships at Northwestern University in 1941, women’s fencing didn’t come into play until 1982. Women who wanted to compete in sporting competitions were often forced to join clubs in college since the sporting arena was still a man’s venue.
