Hockey
Born in Toronto, she learned to skate when she was three. When she was nine, she wanted to play ice hockey but there were no leagues for girls in the Toronto area. She cut her hair and registered herself as 'Ab Hoffman' in the boy's league. When it was discovered she was a girl, she was no longer allowed to play. Her parents took the case to the Ontario Supreme Court and the story was covered by Time Magazine and Newsweek. She played for a St. Catharines, Ontario boys’ team in the newly formed Little Toronto Hockey League as a defenceman and was selected for an All-Star charity game. However, once she needed to produce her birth certificate her true sex was discovered and the story made national and international news.
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