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|Location=Wisconsin,
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|Game=Old-Cat Games
|Game=Old-Cat Games
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|Text=<p>"elias molee, in his completely lower-case autobiography, recounted mixed-gender cat games at his southern Wisconsin school in the 1850s: 'a&nbsp; little before 10:30 o'clock she [the teacher] called out "20 minutes recess." [the] boys played catching each other, or played ball which we called "1 old cat" when 3 were playing, boys or girls made no difference to us, when 4 played we called it "2 old cat"'"</p>
|Text=<p>"elias molee, in his completely lower-case autobiography, recounted mixed-gender cat games at his southern Wisconsin school in the 1850s: 'a&nbsp; little before 10:30 o'clock she [the teacher] called out "20 minutes recess." [the] boys played catching each other, or played ball which we called "1 old cat" when 3 were playing, boys or girls made no difference to us, when 4 played we called it "2 old cat"'"</p>
|Sources=<p>Elias Molee, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Molee's Wanderings, An Autobiography</span> (private printing, 1919) page 34.&nbsp; As cited by Tom Altherr, <em>Coed Cat Games in Wisconsin in the Early 1850s, </em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Originals</span>, volume 4, number 1 (January 2011, page 2.</p>
|Sources=<p>Elias Molee, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Molee's Wanderings, An Autobiography</span> (private printing, 1919) page 34.&nbsp; As cited by Tom Altherr, <em>Coed Cat Games in Wisconsin in the Early 1850s, </em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Originals</span>, volume 4, number 1 (January 2011), page 2.</p>
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Boys and Girls Play Old Cat at Recess in Wisconsin

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Females
Location Wisconsin
Game Old-Cat Games
Age of Players Juvenile
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"elias molee, in his completely lower-case autobiography, recounted mixed-gender cat games at his southern Wisconsin school in the 1850s: 'a  little before 10:30 o'clock she [the teacher] called out "20 minutes recess." [the] boys played catching each other, or played ball which we called "1 old cat" when 3 were playing, boys or girls made no difference to us, when 4 played we called it "2 old cat"'"

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Elias Molee, Molee's Wanderings, An Autobiography (private printing, 1919) page 34.  As cited by Tom Altherr, Coed Cat Games in Wisconsin in the Early 1850s, Originals, volume 4, number 1 (January 2011), page 2.

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