Lily Parr: Teenage Football Phenomenon

England's Lily Parr became famous during the brief, golden period of women’s football in the 1920s.  A time when society had a hard time accepting that the sport was suitable for women. But Parr was formidable and in hindsight, the chain-smoking footballer was very much ahead of her time.    Support the show: https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/hindsight/

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