University of Michigan. Women's Athletic Association.

The Women's Athletic Association ("W.A.A.") was organized in 1905 to promote the participation of women students in athletic activities and to foster a comprehensive recreational program for women at the University of Michigan. Basketball, baseball and tennis were the first sports organized. By 1908, when the W.A.A. handbook was printed, a much wider range of activities was available to women. Through the years, the association has worked to procure adequate facilities for women's sports.

From the guide to the Women's Athletic Association (University of Michigan) records, 1905-1962, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)