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I Shouldn’t Complain: The History of Women’s Bathing Suits

I Shouldn’t Complain: The History of Women’s Bathing Suits

by Kate Dolan | Aug 13, 2022 | 19th Century America, Articles, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency, Roaring Twenties, Sports and Fitness

Since I live in a beach town, it should be easy to find a bathing suit that fits, right? It isn’t. I can find thousands of t-shirts that mention the word “ocean,” but nothing comfortable to wear in the actual ocean. But it used to be so much worse. When...

Jammed into something new

by Kate Dolan | May 10, 2016 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Sports and Fitness

  When graphic designer Cory Gerard created an experimental iPhone game called “Jump Fuzzy Jump,” he never dreamed the trial venture would drag him into the world of competitive jump rope. And that’s because he’d never heard of competitive...

The Dubious History of Jump Rope

by Kate Dolan | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Colonial America, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Sports and Fitness

I thought I would combine my favorite subject—history—with the subject of my latest book—jump rope—and write a blog about the history of jump rope. However, I should warn you that I could make up just about anything in this blog and you’d be hard pressed to...

Competitive what?

by Kate Dolan | Nov 2, 2015 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Sports and Fitness

During November and December, to celebrate the release of Roped In,  I will be on a “Virtual Book Tour” and posting a series of blogs about jump rope.  Tour stops are listed on my webpage here.  Roped In is a Karen Maxwell mystery (which means a detective...

Finding the right balance — literally

by Kate Dolan | Mar 28, 2013 | Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Sports and Fitness

Getting in shape can be a lot of work, but there is one aspect of fitness you can work on easily, quickly and without breaking a sweat. It’s your balance. Even the most ardent exercise junkies usually neglect to incorporate balance elements into their workouts....

Football = Wizard’s Chess

by Kate Dolan | Jan 31, 2013 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Sports and Fitness

Before I started paying much attention to football, I thought it was a brainless game played by brainless people to entertain brainless fans. But I’ve learned a little in the last few years, and I’m starting to see that it is a game of wits played by men who may...
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