The Bloomer Girls

When I started my history, I went to the year books. The first one was 1953. That meant-- find class lists from class recorders and see who is still alive. I was amazed what the Ankeny Hawkettes saved all these years......Hawkette Basketball! This is a photo of the first team photo I could find, the 1925 Bloomer Girls. Cover your body with bloomers, long stockings, long sleeved blouses. NO SKIN could show except for your hands and face. You even wore a hat. If you were warm and rolled up a sleeve, PENALTY.
They were prudish way back when. It was not long before the girls could wear shorts.

OOH RAH OOH RAH