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CONTENTS
Dedication
The Purpose of This Book
Note to the Reader
Introduction – Saturday 5th October 1867
PART I – PARTICIPATION FIRST
Chapter 1 – Women Were Already There
Chapter 2 – Clubs Belonging & Local Permission
Chapter 3 – Competitions, Scale and Everyday Play
PART II – ORGANISING AT SCALE
Chapter 4 – The Ladies Golf Union
Chapter 5 – Amateurism and the Governance of the Game
PART III – EXPANSION AND TENSION
Chapter 6 – Leisure Work and the Inter-War Expansion
Chapter 7 – Post-War Clubs and the Reorganisation of Women’s Lives
PART IV – VISIBILITY AND NARRATIVE
Chapter 8 – From Amateur Champions to Professional Tours
Chapter 9 – Silence, Containment and Historical Memory
PART V – CONTINUITY
Chapter 10 – Participation, Longevity and Civic Life
Afterword – Participation Belonging and the Future of the Game
Conclusion
The Evidence
Appendix A – Gold Statements Register
Appendix B – Historical Timeline
Appendix C – Clubs & Local Participation Structures
Appendix D – Press & Media Archive
Appendix E – Championship Records
Appendix F – Players & Pioneers
Appendix G – Hidden Labour & Participation Infrastructure
Appendix H – Governance & Institutional Development
Appendix I – Regional & County Networks
Appendix J – Participation & Social Context
Appendix K – Method & Sources
Archives and Collections
Key Documents
Glossary
Participation Today
Insights
Speaking
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