Name/TitleBadge: Snooker for Women
About this objectLarge pin badge with a white background and the slogan 'SNOOKER FOR WOMEN' in red lettering.
MakerEqual Rights in Clubs Campaign for Action
Maker RoleCampaigners
Date Madec.1978-80
Period1970s-1980s
Place MadeEngland, Wakefield
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic and metal
MeasurementsDia: 56 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - snooker
Subject and Association KeywordsCommunity activism
Subject and Association KeywordsGender equality
Subject and Association DescriptionSheila Capstick played snooker at a Wakefield club for 3 years before it enforced a "men-only" snooker rule. She organised a 50-strong picket and 2,000-strong petition but the committee refused to budge, instead threatening Sheila and her supporters with expulsion. She then co-founded ERICCA - Equal Rights in Clubs Campaign for Action.
Sheila Capstick tribute:
https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/tributes-paid-to-superstar-sheila-capstick-who-led-way-for-equal-rights-for-women-317798
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2022-47-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved