Hilda M Light (1890–1967) was a pioneering sportswoman in the 1920s. She captained the England women's hockey team and served as President of the All England Women's Hockey Association (AEWHA).

Career

Light played in the

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hockey team before being selected to play right half for

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and for

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in 1909.

References

External links

AEWHA (Hockey) Collection at the University of Bath Library

The Hockey Museum
1890 births 1967 deaths British female field hockey players {{England-icehockey-bio-stub