Blanche TrillingHistorical Presentation

Life Span: 1876-1964

Education: Belmont College, Cincinnati College of Music, Boston Normal School of Gymnastics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Historical Time Frame: Emergence of Organized Sport

Teaching Career1909 to 1912: University of Missouri(director

of physical education for women) and Chicago’s Teacher College(associate director of physical education)

1912 to 1946: University of Wisconsin-Madison(director of physical education for women)

Contributions to our professionMiss Trilling helped to form the Athletic

Conference of American College Women.Helped to organize women’s sportsHelped to develop undergraduate degree of

physical education at WisconsinIn 1924, the master degree program of

physical education at Wisconsin was developedHelped to develop dance educationHelped to develop the Women’s Division of the

National Amateur Athletic Federation

Awards1930- Blanche M. Trilling scholarship at

University of Wisconsin was established1931-Honor Fellow Award of the American

Physical Education Association1940- Honor recognition of the University

League of Madison for her achievement at the University Of Wisconsin

1947- Luther Gulick Award

I agreeI agree with her take on women’s sports.

ReferencesIntroduction to Physical Education Fitness

and Sport/Daryl Siedentop. – 7th ed.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/

00221473.1965.10618486?journalCode=ujrd18#.Uj9kCRAdSSo

http://archives.library.wisc.edu/uw-archives/exhibits/athletics/athleticsnotes.html

https://www.housing.wisc.edu/docs/reslife/rh/liz/history/blanchemtrilling.pdf

Questions for the ClassWhat was Miss Trilling major contribution to

physical education? What did she consider to be her greatest

honor?What did she get her bachelors degree at the

University of Wisconsin?