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Women's Sports History. A Heritage of Mixed Messages. Women on a tennis court, May 31, 1922. Nineteenth century America idealized white woman’s modesty, frowning on sports as a threat to elite females’ fertility. This double standard persisted long after slavery was abolished: elite women did not exert themselves; their (female) servants did.
In 1972, there were just over 300,000 women and girls playing college and high school sports in the United States. Female athletes received 2 percent of college athletic budgets, while...
As we recognize International Women's Day on Sunday, here are some of the trailblazing women whose achievements shook up the sports landscape.
1. Janet Guthrie—Racing Through the Glass Ceiling. Janet Guthrie wasn’t the first woman to get behind the wheel of a race car, but she became the first woman to compete in NASCAR’s...
The historic legislation required that women be given equal opportunity in education and sport, marking the most significant turning point in the history of women’s athletics.
Women make their debut at the Olympic Games, though they compete in only three sports (sailing, lawn tennis, and golf), and British tennis player Charlotte Cooper captures the first women’s gold medal.
Before 1972, when Congress passed Title IX, forbidding sex-based discrimination in sports, about 30,000 women played college sports.