In 1940, a study of 314 women in New Zealand and Australia was done. Most of the women in the study were middle class, conservative, Protestant and white. The study found that 183 participated in sport. The nineteenth most popular sport that these women participated in was surfing, with 2 having played the sport. The sport was tied with cricket, mountaineering, and rowing.[1]
Isabel Letham was one of the early icons of women's surfing in Australia. She inspired several women including Pam Burridge.[2]
During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, women's surfing saw a large expansion in the number of competitors.[3]
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