Last week we looked at Intramural sports (tennis, golf, wrestling, hockey, etc) and the week before Varsity sports (football, basketball, track) 100 years ago.
Women's sports were governed not by the Athletic Department, but by "Women's Athletic Association" (W.A.A.).This association was fully funded by $0.25 annual dues from it's 386 members, and from ticket sales to the basketball tournament. For the 1916-1917 school year Dorthy Waterman governed the W.A.A as its president. The W.A.A. originally only supported basketball and tennis, but as the Association grew so did its offerings. By 1916 the W.A.A. was up to seven sports basketball, tennis, field hockey, cricket, ice hockey, swimming and baseball.