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Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports
Kathrine Switzer
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| #193092 in Books | 2009-03-10 | 2009-03-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.25 x1.13 x5.63l,.97 | File type: PDF | 448 pages||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| An accidental pioneer|By WDX2BB|The battle for women's rights in athletics seems almost quaint and definitely silly now.
How could we preclude half of the population from enjoying what men enjoyed since the rise of leisure time? Did medical experts really claim that women couldn't run long distances, or that they couldn't handle the strain of playing full-court bas||"A thoughtfully written memoir...[Switzer is] still running strong; she's headed back to Boston this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her 1967 pioneering run, making this a perfect time to brush up on running history." |?Mother Runner |
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors who attempted to violently eject her. In what would become an iconic sports image, Switzer escaped and finished the race. This was a watershed moment for the sport, as well as a significant event in women's history.
Including updates from the 2008 Summer Olympics, the paperback edition of Marathon Woman details the li...
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