Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kathrine Switzer, Joan Benoit, Laura Mulvey
14 Dec 2016
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In american culture (but often elsewhere), sports have been equated with masculinity. Being athletic, being muscular, being strong, being competitive have all been labeled as male traits. (cid:498)part of the birthright of being male in this culture is owning sport. You own sport(cid:499) participation in (cid:494)male(cid:495) activities in ww) Woman began to play sports in the late 19th century and were encouraged by their accidental defloration and damage to the reproductive organs from any but the most. Part of this was because people believed were naturally weak and unskilled. The ancient greeks refused to allow women to compete in the olympics (although they recognized the amazons as warriors) Sports were often a way of practicing for war, but could also be cultivated for higher purposes; the early olympics included competitions in music, poetry, etc. that were as highly regarded as the athletic events.
