Through the Goggles of Ellen White
If given the opportunity, I could write about Ellen White for days. She is an inspiration, she is a footballer, she is a woman. She did the latter two simultaneously, which is why she is the first. Ellen White to me, will always be the person who made me fall in love with football. Or maybe not fall in love with football but make me feel okay about falling in love with football. In the face of adversity, Ellen White did the best thing she could have done for young girls, she showed up. She showed up, played football and she did it with a smile. Young girls need to see role models in the careers they want to do in the future so they can picture themselves doing that job – you cannot be what you cannot see. Ellen White made sure to be a visible, present, honest role model for women and she is without a doubt one of those that has pioneered the ‘women’s’ game to what it is today. I put ‘women’s’ game in quotations because calling football ‘women’s football’ doesn't sit right wit
