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Tennis on Rambla Just Oliveras

Date
1922
Archive
Municipal Archive of Hospitalet de Llobregat
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
AMHLAF000916
Link to the online document
Description

The 1922 photograph showing women practicing tennis on Rambla Just Oliveras, in Hospitalet de Llobregat, is a unique visual document in the municipal archive. This image breaks with the gender stereotypes of the time and highlights the active presence of women in urban sports during the first half of the 20th century. Tennis, as a modern and socializing sport, has become a symbol of emancipation and cultural change. This photograph is part of the themes of culture, society and gender, and connects with the European movements that claimed the role of women in public space and active life. It is a clear example of how sport is also part of the documentary heritage and of the Catalan and European collective memory.