29 Facts About Alexandrine Gibb

Alexandrine Gibb was a Canadian athlete and journalist, and a pioneer in women's sports.

Alexandrine Gibb created and managed the first international women's team.

Alexandrine Gibb was a sports journalist for the Toronto Daily Star, where she wrote a daily column entitled "No Man's Land of Sport" and worked for over thirty years.

Alexandrine Gibb was born in Toronto, Ontario to Sarah and John Gibb in 1891.

Alexandrine Gibb grew up in Toronto and attended Morse Street School.

Alexandrine Gibb was an active member in many Toronto sports clubs, where she played tennis, basketball, softball, and track and field.

Alexandrine Gibb was an asset to the team, with whom she played until 1925.

Alexandrine Gibb was a member of the Cedar Brook Golf Club, where she played tennis and was on the ladies' executive committee.

Alexandrine Gibb began to vocalize her opinion about women's sports in the early 1920s.

Alexandrine Gibb lobbied to ensure women would have the same recreational opportunities and equal access to sports facilities that men already had.

Alexandrine Gibb was involved in sports administration with many different organizations.

Alexandrine Gibb had an important role in establishing many of these organizations, such as the Ladies' Ontario Basketball Association.

The LOBA was established in 1919 in Toronto and Alexandrine Gibb was elected president in 1925.

Alexandrine Gibb was a member of the Toronto Ladies' Athletic Club and in 1920 she was elected president.

In 1925, the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada asked Alexandrine Gibb to hold tryouts for the Canadian women's track and field team, who were to compete in England that summer.

The Canadian Ladies' Athletic Club was established as a result and Alexandrine Gibb was the first president of this club.

Alexandrine Gibb was chosen to draft a constitution for the newly established union with other committee members such as Janet Allen and Marie Parks.

On December 7,1926, the Women's Amateur Athletic Foundation of Canada was created, which Alexandrine Gibb was a driving force behind.

In November 1928, Alexandrine Gibb was elected president of the WAAFC for two years.

Alexandrine Gibb was brought back as president in 1931, but when asked to remain president for another year in 1932, she declined the offer.

Alexandrine Gibb continued to advocate for women's sports as she was elected manager of the Canadian women's Olympic team in 1928.

Velma Springstead was a high jumper that Alexandrine Gibb had discovered during her trials in 1925.

The Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada and Alexandrine Gibb personally created the Velma Springstead Trophy in 1932 which was to be awarded the best female Canadian athlete.

Alexandrine Gibb worked for the Toronto Daily Star, where she published columns about sports and women's sports organizations.

In May 1928, Alexandrine Gibb moved from an occasional reporter to the author of a daily women's sports column.

Alexandrine Gibb targeted a female audience, dispensing information and promoted women's sports.

Alexandrine Gibb traveled to Russia and Asia to write a special series, which was first published on September 9,1935.

Alexandrine Gibb wrote articles on women's work during World War II and was part of the press corps that accompanied Princess Elizabeth Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on their Canadian tour.

Alexandrine Gibb died on December 15,1958, of a heart attack at the age of 66.