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Girls Skateboarding Roots Go Deep - 1965 International Skateboard Championships [Videos]
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted October 24, 2011 at 5:37pm

People often look to girls of the 80's of the first girl skaters. Although they are pioneers of the skating of those times, girls have been skating long before that. Taking back to 1965 at the International Skateboard Championships. ...more

IAAF Idiocy!
by After Atalanta
posted September 30, 2011 at 1:31am

That was in the subject line of the email I received from JB (minus the exclamation point--I added that myself). There was a link to an article about how the IAAF is changing the rules on what races women can earn world records in.This is the article I sa...more

Nike Tells the IAAF You Cannot Change History
by Women in Sport International
posted September 30, 2011 at 1:15am

Tweet @NikeRunning Nike Running In 2003, Paula Radcliffe ran 26.2 miles in 2:15:25. End of discussion. #HISTORYSTANDS on.fb.me/WRisWR pic.twitter.com/vtQRwmwJ This tweet officially awoke me from my blogging slumber. Paula Radcliffe is the current wor...more

1904 Film of Women's College Basketball - 107 Years Ago
by LostCentury
posted September 26, 2011 at 2:16pm

Earliest Film of Women's College Basket Ball, May 10, 1904, Missouri Valley College, by American Mutoscope & Biograph Co....more

Women's Baseball League Reenacted in Wisconsin
by Title IX Blog
posted September 19, 2011 at 1:25pm

Not a Title IX story per se, but someone just sent me an article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about historical reenactments of the All-American Girls' Baseball League that is too cool not to post. Yesterday, a group called the World War II Girls Bas...more

Women's Basketball League formed in New Orleans in 1894
by LostCentury
posted August 25, 2011 at 4:21pm

1894 Newspaper article announces the formation of a women's basketball league in New Orleans, Louisiana....more

New York World report of the First Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Game in 1896
by LostCentury
posted August 20, 2011 at 3:39pm

College Girls Play Ball in Bloomers, article and illustraiton from The World: New York, August 16, 1896, about the first women's intercollegiate baseketball game between Stanford and California, Berkeley, in San Francisco....more

Utah Pioneer of Women’s College Basketball Opens Campus Athletic Fields to Women in 1897
by LostCentury
posted August 17, 2011 at 1:06am

Lucile Hewett of Utah pioneered women's college basketball and led a movement to open campus athletic fields to women. Article and images from The Salt Lake Herald, May 17, 1897...more

Hoosier Hysteria in 1897 - The Women's Basketball Tournament in Ft. Wayne, Indiana
by LostCentury
posted August 12, 2011 at 4:03pm

March 31, 1897 article from The Fort Wayne News describes two exciting games in a women's basketball tournament, including fine dribbling, shooting and teamwork....more

Lessons from Diana: The importance of the attempt
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 11, 2011 at 7:09pm

After nearly 30 hours in the water, Diana Nyad pulled herself onto one of her support boats. The swim was over. Ocean swells, shoulder pain and finally vomiting were all contributing factors forcing the 61-year old to abandon her attempt to swim 103 miles...more

Women's Basketball in Iowa in 1897
by LostCentury
posted August 11, 2011 at 5:15pm

June 11, 1897 article describes the introduction of women's basketball in the State of Iowa....more

Charlotte Lettis Richardson’s insight on the history and development of women’s distance running.
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted August 11, 2011 at 12:43am

I had the opportunity to be in contact with the filmmaker, Charlotte Lettis Richardson, who created “Run Like a Girl.” If you haven’t gotten to read about Charlotte’s film take a look at the post I wrote about it or, even better, order the film ...more

Texas High School Girls’ Basketball Team Formed in 1897
by LostCentury
posted August 10, 2011 at 1:05pm

Galveston Daily News reports formation of a girls' high school basketball team, October 31, 1897, Ball High School...more

98-year old woman earns highest degree black belt
by The Rabbit Hole
posted August 10, 2011 at 12:39pm

Sensei Keiko Fukuda, age 98 and only 4 feet 11 inches tall, is the first woman to ever earn a 10th degree black belt (the highest achievable) in Judo. Only four living people hold a 10th degree black belt and only 16 have ever held a 10th degree black b...more

Keiko Fukuda Becomes First Female 10th Degree Black Belt Judoka
by Wombat Sports
posted August 9, 2011 at 6:08pm

Photo Courtesy San Francisco Gate It’s a rare feet in itself, but Judoka Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco has become the first woman to be promoted to judo’s highest level: 10th degree black belt. At the age of 98, Sensei Fukuda is only one of four li...more

Six Feet of Girl and No Candy - Basketball Practice in 1898
by LostCentury
posted August 9, 2011 at 11:56am

March 25, 1898 article from San Francisco Call describes training methods and practice for women's basketball team....more

Co-ed Basketball in 1897 led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Daughter
by LostCentury
posted August 8, 2011 at 1:23am

Article from New York Sun, March 7, 1897, Girls and Boys share basketball court. Co-educational movement led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton's daughter....more

Sixty-one year old Diana Nyad begins 103 mile swim from Cuba to Florida
by Pretty Tough
posted August 8, 2011 at 1:10am

The big moment is finally here. Distance swimmer Diana Nyad tweeted, “It’s my time to be fearless.” If all goes according to plan, late Sunday she’ll attempt to set a world record, swimming in the open water, without a shark cage, from Cuba to...more

Minnesota Fillies @ Iowa Cornets, January 13, 1980 (WBL)
by Swish Appeal
posted August 6, 2011 at 1:36pm

In 1980, the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) was working its way through its second season. As it turned out, it would be the last one for the Cornets, who would finish with a 24-12 record and make it to the finals against the New York Stars, lo...more

Figure Skater Debi Thomas Hits The Ice
by Black Women in Sports
posted July 26, 2011 at 2:17am

Debi Thomas was a figure skater that displayed a wonderful combination of skill, grace and charm while on the ice. No other figure skater in the history of the sport has displayed as much beauty and skill on the ice as Debi Thomas. Debi Thomas was a nati...more

Alice Coachman: First Black Woman To Win Gold
by Black Women in Sports
posted July 22, 2011 at 4:48pm

In 1948, Alice Coachman became the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics. It had been a long and difficult road to success. Alice was born in 1923 in Albany, Georgia. She was one of ten children and had a difficult childhood. She stru...more

The return of Diana Nyad: Inspiration in the water
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 20, 2011 at 4:54pm

The rolling wave lifted my body. It did so gently, but I responded with panic, turning my head to breathe too early and gaining a mouthful of water. I stopped and looked ahead. Waves were rolling towards me, sometimes making it difficult to sight the big,...more

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