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Ethel Scott worked in the civil service and probably came to prominence as a result of civil service sport championships, which were high profile enough to be reported in The Times. For example, on 10 June 1929, The Times reports Ethel as winner of a 100-metre race, representing the Ministry of Labour, with a time of 11.4 seconds.
Like many of the women who paved the way for female runners today, Ethel Scott is largely forgotten when it comes to British women’s running history. And yet she was a true pioneer for black British female athletes.
Ethel (1907–1984) was undoubtedly a remarkable woman. She was a sprinter active in international competitions in the 1930s, with a career in sport that spanned three decades, from 1928 to 1950. She was a part of the movement that created new boundaries in female sport as, up until 1948, women’s participation in the Olympics was marginal. _e pinnacle of her career was winning Silver in the Women’s World Games in 1930 in Prague in the 4x100m relay. _e Women’s World Games had been created by Alice Milliat as an alternative to the Olympics due to the limited opportunities for women to take part in sport.
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