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Kickass Women in History: Regency Era Boxers

by Carrie S · Mar 11, 2023 at 2:00 am · View all 2 comments

This month’s Kickass Women column is inspired by The Boxing Baroness by Minerva Spencer, which features a female boxer in Regency England. This was not as unusual in the Regency period as one might think. Literal kickass women entertained crowds and gained Regency fame and fortune in the golden days of bare knuckle boxing. Bare-knuckle boxing was wildly popular in England during the 18th Century, with the peak of its popularity falling during the Regency … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Regency Era Boxers →