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We want to paint a picture of some of the challenges women faced, though the full history of the inequality women have faced in sports is complex.

We want to paint a picture of some of the challenges women faced, though the full history of the inequality women have faced in sports is complex.

We want to paint a picture of some of the challenges women faced, though the full history of the inequality women have faced in sports is complex.

harm any form of childbirth or whatever in the future it's like we wouldn't have gotten to this point because like we would have been knocked out of existence survival of the fittest you know if we we wouldn't have survived we wouldn't be here yeah no it's like okay it's just wild but that was even common thought accepted widely accepted thought yeah yeah

harm any form of childbirth or whatever in the future it's like we wouldn't have gotten to this point because like we would have been knocked out of existence survival of the fittest you know if we we wouldn't have survived we wouldn't be here yeah no it's like okay it's just wild but that was even common thought accepted widely accepted thought yeah yeah

harm any form of childbirth or whatever in the future it's like we wouldn't have gotten to this point because like we would have been knocked out of existence survival of the fittest you know if we we wouldn't have survived we wouldn't be here yeah no it's like okay it's just wild but that was even common thought accepted widely accepted thought yeah yeah

It always kind of brings me back to that astronaut who was a woman who went up to space and she had her period. So they sent a thousand tampons or something.

It always kind of brings me back to that astronaut who was a woman who went up to space and she had her period. So they sent a thousand tampons or something.

It always kind of brings me back to that astronaut who was a woman who went up to space and she had her period. So they sent a thousand tampons or something.

While not everyone agreed with this whole concept of women can't do any form of exercise, some educators and physicians argued that exercise could be healthy and beneficial for women as long as it remained within, quote, the appropriate bounds, meaning light, non-competitive, and feminine. Beyond health concerns, sport was also seen as a domain to shape masculinity.

While not everyone agreed with this whole concept of women can't do any form of exercise, some educators and physicians argued that exercise could be healthy and beneficial for women as long as it remained within, quote, the appropriate bounds, meaning light, non-competitive, and feminine. Beyond health concerns, sport was also seen as a domain to shape masculinity.

While not everyone agreed with this whole concept of women can't do any form of exercise, some educators and physicians argued that exercise could be healthy and beneficial for women as long as it remained within, quote, the appropriate bounds, meaning light, non-competitive, and feminine. Beyond health concerns, sport was also seen as a domain to shape masculinity.

Allowing women into this space was viewed as threatening to both the sport and the status quo. Female athletes who did break through were often accused of being too masculine, while at the same time, held to beauty standards male athletes never faced. While some women found ways to participate, often in middle or upper class settings like tennis or golf, access was extremely limited.

Allowing women into this space was viewed as threatening to both the sport and the status quo. Female athletes who did break through were often accused of being too masculine, while at the same time, held to beauty standards male athletes never faced. While some women found ways to participate, often in middle or upper class settings like tennis or golf, access was extremely limited.

Allowing women into this space was viewed as threatening to both the sport and the status quo. Female athletes who did break through were often accused of being too masculine, while at the same time, held to beauty standards male athletes never faced. While some women found ways to participate, often in middle or upper class settings like tennis or golf, access was extremely limited.

White women began slowly gaining entry to certain sports institutions in the early 20th century. But for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color, opportunities were even scarcer. They were often barred entirely from mainstream athletic clubs, leagues, and college teams due to segregation, racism, and underfunding.

White women began slowly gaining entry to certain sports institutions in the early 20th century. But for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color, opportunities were even scarcer. They were often barred entirely from mainstream athletic clubs, leagues, and college teams due to segregation, racism, and underfunding.

White women began slowly gaining entry to certain sports institutions in the early 20th century. But for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color, opportunities were even scarcer. They were often barred entirely from mainstream athletic clubs, leagues, and college teams due to segregation, racism, and underfunding.

Instead, they created their own spaces, thriving in community-run leagues, historically Black colleges, tribal schools, and local clubs.

Instead, they created their own spaces, thriving in community-run leagues, historically Black colleges, tribal schools, and local clubs.