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Exploring History Through Photographs: Women Exercising at Western High School, 1899

  • Published February 25, 2013
young women exercising with dumbbells at Western High School
Step back in time and explore the fascinating history of women exercising at Western High School in 1899. See photos taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston and discover more about the forgotten past.
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What a fascinating series of photographs. These were taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston around 1899 and we dug this up at the Library of Congress. It shows a group of young women exercising in the Western High School gymnasium.

young women exercising with dumbbells at Western High School
young women exercising with dumbbells at Western High School
young women play basketball at Western High School
young women play basketball at Western High School
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young women exercising with bowling pins at Western High School
young women exercising with bowling pins at Western High School
young women exercising with bizarre apparatus
young women exercising with bizarre apparatus
young woman exercising at Western High School
young woman exercising at Western High School

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