In 1967, two women illegally ran the Boston Marathon. At the time, women were barred from participating in marathons. In fact, it wasn’t until 1960 that women were even allowed to compete in the Olympic 800m (½-mile) event—from which women had been banned since 1928 due to false reports that they collapsed after competing. The reasoning? It was widely believed that running could harm a woman’s health. Scientists and doctors, all male of course, believed that running could cause infertility in a woman. Others believed that women running would actually result in a prolapsed uterus, which honestly makes me question…
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