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\u00deann 9. September 1913 komu saman 13 ungir menn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 stofna saman \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00e9lag. Me\u00f0al \u00feessara \u00ferett\u00e1n ungmenna voru Sigur\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson, Haraldur Eir\u00edksson, Georg G\u00edslason, J\u00f3n Ingileifsson og G\u00edsli \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0arson og svo var\u00f0 til a\u00f0 \u00feessir frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lar stofnu\u00f0u \u00cd\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00de\u00f3r. Stofnfundurinn f\u00f3r fram \u00ed \u00deingh\u00fasinu Borg vi\u00f0 Heimag\u00f6tu 3a og komu sex n\u00f6fn til greina \u00e1\u00f0ur en nafni\u00f0 \u00de\u00f3r var sam\u00feykkt. Var Georg G\u00edslason kosinn fyrsti forma\u00f0ur f\u00e9lagsins \u00e1 fundinum. A\u00f0dragandi \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 var stofna\u00f0 voru \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttan\u00e1mskei\u00f0 sem Gu\u00f0mundur Sigurj\u00f3nsson, \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttakennari \u00far Reykjav\u00edk haf\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 fyrir ungt f\u00f3lk \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum 1912, en hann hvatti unga f\u00f3lki\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00ed Eyjum til a\u00f0 stofna \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00e9lag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u00e9lagi\u00f0 lag\u00f0i mikla \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 efla l\u00edkamlegan og andlegan m\u00e1tt \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0s Vestmannaeyja me\u00f0 i\u00f0kun hinna \u00fdmsu \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3tta, en einnig lag\u00f0i f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00e1herslu \u00e1 jafnr\u00e9tti kynjanna, en strax \u00e1 stofnfundi var sett inn \u00ed 2. Grein laga f\u00e9lagsins a\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i piltar og st\u00falkur \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttastarfi \u00cd\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00e9lagsins \u00de\u00f3rs. Var \u00feessi frams\u00e6kna jafnr\u00e9ttiss\u00fdn f\u00e9lagsins til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00de\u00f3r var lei\u00f0andi \u00ed kvenna\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Til a\u00f0 skilja betur hversu st\u00f3rt og mikilv\u00e6gt skerf \u00feetta var \u00feurfum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed samhengi vi\u00f0 hversdagleika kvenna \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma. L\u00edf flestra kvenna sn\u00e9rist a\u00f0 mestu um l\u00fdjandi handavinnu vi\u00f0 fiskvinnslu yfir vert\u00ed\u00f0ina og svo heimilishald \u00feess \u00e1 milli. \u00c1 \u00feessum t\u00edma var ekki liti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir sem t\u00f3mstundagaman fyrir konur, heldur voru \u00fe\u00e6r l\u00faxus og \u00e1tti samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 erfitt me\u00f0 sam\u00feykkja konur \u00fear innan. Fyrstu fimleikab\u00faningarnir sem konur kl\u00e6ddust voru m.a. s\u00ed\u00f0ar br\u00e6kur sem n\u00e1\u00f0u ni\u00f0ur fyrir hn\u00e9 en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti samt of djarft fyrir eldri kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ina \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e1st \u00ed leggina fyrir ne\u00f0an k\u00e1lfa. St\u00falkunar m\u00e6ttu \u00e1 s\u00ednar fyrstu \u00e6fingar me\u00f0 h\u00e1rnet og \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0um pilsum yfir fimleikagallanum til a\u00f0 vekja sem minnsta athygli opinberlega. \u00de\u00f3 svo a\u00f0 vi\u00f0horfi\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 frekar neikv\u00e6tt \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fearna komi\u00f0 athvarf fyrir konur \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e6r g\u00e1tu hrist af s\u00e9r samf\u00e9lagslegum hlutverkum s\u00ednum og upplifa\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 l\u00edkamlegt frelsi \u00ed gegnum \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttirnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L\u00edti\u00f0 f\u00f3r fyrir \u00e6fingum kvenna \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma, en \u00e1 \u00e1rsf\u00f6gnu\u00f0i f\u00e9lagsins \u00e1kva\u00f0 stj\u00f3rn \u00de\u00f3rs a\u00f0 s\u00fdna b\u00e6jarb\u00faum afrakstur \u00feessara \u00e6finga og hversu nau\u00f0synlegar kven\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir eru. Eyjamenn brug\u00f0ust vel vi\u00f0 fimleikas\u00fdningu kvennaflokkanna, en \u00e1horfendur fylltu h\u00fasin og f\u00f3ru foreldrar a\u00f0 hvetja d\u00e6tur s\u00ednar a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttstarfi \u00cd\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00e9lagsins \u00de\u00f3rs. T\u00f3kst \u00fev\u00ed f\u00e9lagin vel til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kynna \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttastarf kvenna og upphefja vir\u00f0ingu \u00feess um lei\u00f0. En merkasti \u00e1fangi f\u00e9lagsins \u00e1tti s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00feann 9. Desember 1929, en \u00fe\u00e1 var opinberlega stofnu\u00f0 kvennadeild \u00ed handbolta. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed stofna\u00f0i \u00cd\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 T\u00fdr einnig kvennadeild innan handboltans og kepptu li\u00f0in margoft, \u00fear til \u00feau voru endanlega sameinu\u00f0 undir merkjum \u00cdBV \u00e1ri\u00f0 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allur s\u00e1 \u00fer\u00f3ttur og kraftur sem settur var \u00ed stofnun f\u00e9lagsins sem og uppbygging starfs og st\u00f6\u00f0u kvenna innan \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3tta h\u00e9r \u00ed Eyjum hefur lagt \u00feann grunn sem hefur svo sannarlega skila\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed undir merkjum \u00cdBV hafa Eyjakonur or\u00f0i\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum sinnum \u00cdslandsmeistarar, fj\u00f3rum sinnum bikarmeistarar, fj\u00f3rum sinnum deildarmeistarar og unni\u00f0 meistarakeppni HS\u00cd fimm sinnum. Vi\u00f0 Eyjamenn eigum svo sannarlega kraftmiklar konur og \u00fer\u00f3ttmikla \u00de\u00f3rara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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