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=A Brief History of Women's Sports:=
 * 200’s A.D. sometime during these years and probably before, there were olympic games for women. In the Greek society, there was men's games and then the **Hera Olympics** for women. It was made in honor of Zeus's wife Hera, and all unmarried women were allowed to participate in events such as running. Married women, however, were banned from the Hera Olympics and from watching the men's games.


 * In 1866 girls played softball in the "Bloomer Leagues". Girls game's were attended, though they weren’t as popular as men’s baseball games.


 * 1921 French woman **Alice Milliat** creates the Federation Sport Feminine International, or the FSFI. It acted just like the Olympics, but women were the only athletes. These games were made in response to the rejection of women's sports events in the Olympics.


 * 1922 the FSFI has it's first games with six different countries, including the U.S. Eighteen women athletes play in eleven events. Many world records were broken and the crowds loved it.


 * 1926 the FSFI holds it's second games, this time royalty from Sweden came and watched. In the second games, ten countries participated in thirteen events over three days.


 * 1926 **Gertrude Edrele** was the first woman to swim the english channel, and she beat the record for swimming it the fastest. Gertrude also broke several world records in distance swimming when she was just a teen.


 * 1928 the International Olympic Committee decided to provide **five track and field events for women in their Olympics**. This was a huge step forward, despite women being able to play less.
 * 1920's- 30's Helen Wills-Moody became a famous tennis player. She was one of the few female tennis players, and helped forge the way for others.


 * 1932 Babe Didrikson set world and olympic records in track and field events such as the javelin throw and the long jump.


 * 1943 The All American Girl's Baseball League started up when WWII called the men to fight. At first there were four teams (The Rockfield Peaches, Racine Bells, Kenosha Comets, and South Bend Blue Sox) Philip K. Wrigley founded the league, and he used it as a way to replace men's baseball. The league lasted until 1954, and expanded to ten teams. A World Series was even made, called the Shaughnessy Series. During those eleven years the participants played ball and attended charm school. Even if they were playing hard and sweating they were still ladies.


 * 1948 Babe Didrikson help found Ladies Golf Association which offers pro women players the chance to golf and earn


 * 1957 **Althea Gibson** was first African-American woman to win a major tennis title. She one of the first six women to be inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame.


 * 1960's Kathy Krusher sued to get a license as a jockey. Even though she never raced again, Kathy opened the door to women jockeys.


 * 1967 Katherine Switzer ran in the Boston Marathon. She and her boyfriend worked it out so that the race started before anyone noticed she was a woman. Despite people physically trying to stop her, Katherine ran all the way and finished the race.


 * 1969 **Bernice Sandler** filed a complaint for being turned down from jobs in the education field, even though she is quialified. She was the first to launch a major complaint, and enlisted the help of WEAL (women's equity action league). Letters were written to senators, many women told Bernice their experiences of sex discrimination. Hearings were held and were later written into two volumes of 1300 pages. It took three years for a bill to be added to the Education Amendments, which is called Title lX.


 * 1970 the first little league for girls is established.


 * 1971 the **rules for women's basketball** changes so that they are similar to men’s. There is much rejoicing.


 * 1971 Billie Jean King Moffitt created a tour for women's tennis. She and others raised money so that pro women who played in it could earn as much as men.


 * 1972 Title lX was passed and states that any program that receives federal funding in higher education is required to provide for both men and women. This makes sure that women are protected from harassment, they receive the same admissions and college prep privileges.


 * 1975 the regulation for Title lX is issued. A year after this it begins to effect higher education and change the way they operate.


 * 1972 The **Boston Marathon** is now open to both men and women, thanks to Katherine Switzer.


 * 1984 Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins a silver in the Heptalthon at the Olympics. She went on to win a gold and bronze in other olympics for track and field events.


 * 1989 Victoria Brucker was the first girl to play in Little League World Series. She also scored one of the home runs.


 * 1991 **Julie Krone** was the first woman to win one of the triple crown races and win the **Belmont Stakes**.


 * 1992 Julie Krone was paid the largest amount of money for a woman jockey, and the 9th most overall in America.


 * 1996 the American Basketball League (ABL) agreed to let women play for pro teams.


 * 1997 the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) starts in July, and is the first all women pro league.


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