Monica Pickersgill was the last President of the All England Women's Hockey Association (AEWHA). She oversaw its merger with the Hockey Association (HA) whereupon she became the first President of the newly formed English Hockey Association (EHA). She was also President of the Northern Counties Hockey Association (NCHA). Monica discusses her playing career that included captaining Yorkshire and representing the North. She reflects on her route into administraton by way of teaching, recalls the AEWHA Centenary celebrations and the issues arising from the merger of the AEWHA and HA.
Image from The Hockey Museum collection WKNHM.2013.100
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