How This Research Was Created

How This Research Was Created

(Human–AI Research Collaboration)

Introduction

This project documents the history of women’s golf from 1867 to the present, exploring how women built systems of participation through clubs, competitions, and cooperative networks long before formal institutional recognition.

The research combines archival investigation, historical analysis, and digital tools to organise and interpret a large body of evidence.

Lead Author

Julie Walker

Role in the project:

  • historical research and archival investigation

  • interpretation of historical evidence

  • development of the participation and belonging framework

  • narrative structure and chapter development

  • editorial decisions and final text.

All historical arguments and conclusions presented in this work remain the responsibility of the author.

Research Collaboration with AI

This project also used artificial intelligence tools as research assistants to support the organisation and development of the work.

AI tools assisted with:

  • organising research material

  • structuring chapters and appendices

  • identifying patterns across historical sources

  • generating draft text for review and editing

  • helping design the research archive and website structure.

AI tools did not determine historical interpretation.
All interpretations, arguments, and editorial decisions were made by the author.

Method

The research combines a range of historical sources, including:

  • primary archival documents

  • historical newspapers and periodicals

  • golf club records

  • governance and organisational documents

  • championship and competition records

  • contemporary participation data.

Digital tools were used to assist with organisation and analysis of this material, while historical judgement and interpretation remain central to the work.

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