About Ethel Perrin
Lived 1871 – 1962 (aged 90–91). Ethel Perrin was an educator and physical education teacher.
Ethel Perrin (February 7, 1871 - May 15, 1962) was an early American physical educator. Perrin received an honor award from American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation in 1931; and Perrin was awarded the Luther Halsey Gulick Award
Perrin believed that women were limited athletically in their physical potential, arguing that strenuous activity was harmful to women's health. She opposed the equal rights sports movement.
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1871-1962 , physical educator
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