Celebrating Emma Clarke, Black Female Football Pioneer

What can hidden histories teach us about multiracial society in Britain today? With author Emma Dabiri, footballer Eartha Pond and gal-dem deputy editor Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff.

Emma’s status as a professional footballer, in one of Britain’s earliest women’s football matches in 1895 attended by thousands of paying spectators, is hugely significant. That she travelled the country, accompanied by widespread media coverage, demonstrates the profile she would have enjoyed in the 1890s. But while her male contemporaries are championed as global icons with statues, TV dramas and fame, Emma’s life slipped into obscurity.

This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 31st October 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/10/celebrating-emma-clarke-black-female-football-pioneer