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The history of women in the Olympics and sex testing in international competition

History of women in baseball The best place to start talking about women’s baseball is too talk about Lizzie Murphy. In the 1920s, Lizzie played Providence (Rhode Island) Independents as a first baseman and was widely regarded for her fielding ability. She was paid $300 a week (which would be about $3,5858 in 2019), more… Read more

History of women’s soccer In the early 20th century, “serious” women’s soccer was common in Great Britain, France, and even Canada. It is believed that competitive soccer wasn’t uncommon in Central Europe (eg. Italy). One of the most well reported games of all time occurred on December 26, 1920, where the Dick, Kerr Ladies took… Read more