Illustration depicting female gymnasts using a see-saw type machine. Apparatus such as the bar, the ropes, or climbing frames which developed muscle were considered unsuitable for women. Instead female exercises were based on bending, stretching and swinging to encourage graceful carriage.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
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