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|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Youth | |Age of Players=Youth | ||
|Text=<p>"Girls of fourteen -- daughters of | |Text=<p>"Girls of fourteen -- daughters of plebeians -- play round ball on the Common. It is a free exercise."</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>Boston Post, </em>April 24, 1844, page 2, column 2.</p> | |Sources=<p><em>Boston Post, </em>April 24, 1844, page 2, column 2.</p> | ||
|Comment=<p>By "plebeian," the writer presumably meant "not upper-class."</p> | |Comment=<p>By "plebeian," the writer presumably meant "not upper-class."</p> | ||
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Springtime Ballplaying on the Common -- by Girls
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | FemalesFemales |
| Location | Boston CommonBoston Common |
| City/State/Country: | Boston, MA, United States |
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| Game | Round BallRound Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | YouthYouth |
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| Text | "Girls of fourteen -- daughters of plebeians -- play round ball on the Common. It is a free exercise." |
| Sources | Boston Post, April 24, 1844, page 2, column 2. |
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| Comment | By "plebeian," the writer presumably meant "not upper-class." Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Did "It is a free exercise" mean roughly what it means today? Edit with form to add a query |
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| Submitted by | David Block |
| Submission Note | Email of 3/28/2020 |
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1844.18 Springtime Ballplaying on the Common -- by Girls"
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