![The Firth sisters... Canadian legends. [P] courtesy of CCC](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Firth-Sisters-100x77.jpg)
June 15, 2010 – FIS has published a document detailing the history of women’s XC skiing and the formation of the FIS Women’s Cross-Country Committee in 1965, which became the Sub-Committee for Ladies Cross-Country in 1983. The purpose of the sub-committee was aimed to cover women’s cross-country skiing in general; women’s participation in the sport as athletes, trainers and leaders, technical questions etc. The goal was to develop women in the sport of cross-country skiing at all levels in all countries where skiing was possible. Click
here to view the document (PDF).
![Martha Rockwell - a ski legend in the 70s. [P] courtesy of Marty Hall](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Martha-Rockwell..2JPG-100x166.jpg)