Join us for a SASH Session on Friday, October 3 at 12 pm ET when Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the first US Women’s National Team, otherwise known as the 1985ers.
Tom will begin the session with a discussion of the “Little Earthquakes” episode from the new soccer history podcast series, AN AMERICAN GAME. The subject of the episode is the Mundialito, the “little World Cup” women’s tournament played in Jesolo, Italy in 1985. Give the episode a listen here: https://anamericangame.buzzsprout.com/2519329/episodes/17739961-little-earthquakes-the-first-women-s-national-team
Then Rachel and Jen will offer reflections on the legacy of the 1985 US Women’s National Team and its players. The team just celebrated part of that legacy in Seattle last month, on the 40th anniversary of the first official games ever played by a US Women’s National Team.
Rachel is an associate professor of sociology at Mississippi State; Jen is a women’s soccer historian and NWSL stats manager; and Tom teaches history at the University of Notre Dame (London). All are current or former SASH board members.
Login information is as follows:
The Society For American Soccer History is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SASH Session: The 85ers
Time: Oct 3, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83163453950
Meeting ID: 831 6345 3950
Soccer I missed this. Two of these pioneer women were my players.