#Kathrine Switzer

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In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor. While the Boston and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) rulebooks made no mention of gender, previous runners had been barred from running for being women—like Bobbi Gibb, who unofficially ran in 1966 and finished ahead of two-thirds of the male competitors.

Switzer registered for and was accepted into the race through all official channels, signing documents as "K. V. Switzer" as she usually did. When a reporter pointed out that a woman was on the course, race official Jock Semple attacked Switzer, screaming "Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!"

As Semple attempted to rip off Switzer's bib numbers, her coach Arnie Briggs and boyfriend Tom Miller (in the orange kit) defended her—Miller slammed into Semple, knocking him off the course as Briggs shouted "Run like hell!" Switzer finished the race in about 4 hours and 20 minutes. I highly recommend reading Switzer's firsthand account of the race excerpted from her memoir, detailing her fear, determination and other complicated feelings on that day.

After the 1967 race, the AAU rulebook was amended to exclude women from competing. In 1972, women were finally allowed to officially run the Boston Marathon alongside men. Switzer and Semple, who later reversed his position and became a supporter of women's running, eventually became friends.

"I realized Jock Semple was just an over-worked race director protecting his event from people he thought were not serious about running. Sure, he was notorious for his bad temper. And, sure, he was a product of his time and thought women shouldn't be running marathons. But I wanted to prove him wrong on that point.

"Thus it was really Jock who gave me the inspiration to create more running opportunities for women. Almost every day of my life I thank him for attacking me, because he gave me this spark. Plus, he gave the world one of the most galvanizing photos in the women's rights movement. Sometimes the worst things in your life can become the best things." -Kathrine Switzer, 2017

#I will say that is a very satisfying bodycheck to watch #running #boston marathon #kathrine switzer #her full account is very very detailed and worth a read #I'd heard this story before of course but she covers a lot that doesn't make it into most retellings #like how afraid she was of the physical violence and her shock at her own fear #how jock came back on the bus and yelled at her again. her fight with tom mid-race. how supportive her dad was

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(could NOT for the life of me find a Manon gif so have this sick Shannon Szabados gif instead)

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KATHRINE SWITZER // ATHLETE

“In 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entrant. It was against the rules so officials tried to grab her, but she finished the race. In 1972, women were finally permitted to run as official entrants.”

#female history #kathrine switzer

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Kathrine Switzer 

#HERstory In 1967, Kathrine Switzer made history by becoming the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with an official race number.  Kathrine Virginia Switzer aka KV Switzer (born January 5, 1947) is an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. During her run, the race manager Jock Semple assaulted Switzer, trying to grab her bib number and thereby remove her from official…

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Kathrine Switzer – marathon running

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. As someone who loves running, my role model is Kathrine Switzer, who faced a lot of adversity but still overcame them and laid grounds for a lot of women like me to pursue running in marathons as our passion. The trendsetter Kathrine Kathrine stood up against the conventional prejudice of that time that women are frail and cannot run…

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Kathy Switzer: 26 miglia, 4 ore e 20 minuti, per la rivoluzione.

[Tempo di lettura stimato: 6 minuti] Ci sono persone ancorate al passato, altre che sono già con un piede nel futuro: Kathy Switzer, nel 1967, nel futuro ci arrivò correndo! Il problema di essere ancorati al passato è che il futuro, come la marea, attiva sempre e se non ti disancori finisci per annegare: cazzi tuoi! A pochi di voi diranno qualcosa i nomi Kathy Switzer, Arnie Briggs, Tom Miller…

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"En 1967 cruce la meta yo sola...

hoy la vuelvo a cruzar con 22mil mujeres más".

En aquella época se creía que las mujeres no podían correr esas distancias.

Si ya deporsi era raro ver correr a alguien solo "por recreación" ahora imaginen ver correr a una mujer en un momento de la historia en donde el hombre y la mujer no podían salirse del rol que jugaban.

La historia de Kathrine es sumamente inspiradora y quisimos recordarla hoy.

#Díainternacionaldelamujer.

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Race Organizers Attempt To Stop Kathrine Switzer From Competing In The Boston Marathon. She Became The First Woman To Finish The Race, 1967

#Kathrine Switzer #sexist #sexism #vintage photography

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#Kathrine Switzer becomes the first woman to compete in the Boston Marathon #despite attempts by the organizers to stop her #1967 #im_not_a_spare #oldschool

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Women's Not So Distant History

This #WomensHistoryMonth, let's not forget how many of our rights were only won in recent decades, and weren’t acquired by asking nicely and waiting. We need to fight for our rights. Here's are a few examples:

📍 Before 1974's Fair Credit Opportunity Act made it illegal for financial institutions to discriminate against applicants' gender, banks could refuse women a credit card. Women won the right to open a bank account in the 1960s, but many banks still refused without a husband’s signature. This allowed men to continue to have control over women’s bank accounts. Unmarried women were often refused service by financial institutions entirely.

📍 Before 1977, sexual harassment was not considered a legal offense. That changed when a woman brought her boss to court after she refused his sexual advances and was fired. The court stated that her termination violated the 1974 Civil Rights Act, which made employment discrimination illegal.⚖️

📍 In 1969, California became the first state to pass legislation to allow no-fault divorce. Before then, divorce could only be obtained if a woman could prove that her husband had committed serious faults such as adultery. 💍By 1977, nine states had adopted no-fault divorce laws, and by late 1983, every state had but two. The last, New York, adopted a law in 2010.

📍In 1967, Kathrine Switzer, entered the Boston Marathon under the name "K.V. Switzer." At the time, the Amateur Athletics Union didn't allow women. Once discovered, staff tried to remove Switzer from the race, but she finished. AAU did not formally accept women until fall 1971.

📍 In 1972, Lillian Garland, a receptionist at a California bank, went on unpaid leave to have a baby and when she returned, her position was filled. Her lawsuit led to 1978's Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which found that discriminating against pregnant people is unlawful

📍 It wasn’t until 2016 that gay marriage was legal in all 50 states. Previously, laws varied by state, and while many states allowed for civil unions for same-sex couples, it created a separate but equal standard. In 2008, California was the first state to achieve marriage equality, only to reverse that right following a ballot initiative later that year. 

📍In 2018, Utah and Idaho were the last two states that lacked clear legislation protecting chest or breast feeding parents from obscenity laws. At the time, an Idaho congressman complained women would, "whip it out and do it anywhere,"

📍 In 1973, the Supreme Court affirmed the right to safe legal abortion in Roe v. Wade. At the time of the decision, nearly all states outlawed abortion with few exceptions. In 1965, illegal abortions made up one-sixth of all pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths. Unfortunately after years of abortion restrictions and bans, the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022. Since then, 14 states have fully banned care, and another 7 severely restrict it – leaving most of the south and midwest without access. 

📍 Before 1973, women were not able to serve on a jury in all 50 states. However, this varied by state: Utah was the first state to allow women to serve jury duty in 1898. Though, by 1927, only 19 states allowed women to serve jury duty. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 gave women the right to serve on federal juries, though it wasn't until 1973 that all 50 states passed similar legislation

📍 Before 1988, women were unable to get a business loan on their own. The Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 allowed women to get loans without a male co-signer and removed other barriers to women in business. The number of women-owned businesses increased by 31 times in the last four decades. 

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📍 Before 1965, married women had no right to birth control. In Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Supreme Court ruled that banning the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy.

📍 Before 1967, interracial couples didn’t have the right to marry. In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court found that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional. In 2000, Alabama was the last State to remove its anti-miscegenation laws from the books.

📍 Before 1972, unmarried women didn’t have the right to birth control. While married couples gained the right in 1967, it wasn’t until Eisenstadt v. Baird seven years later, that the Supreme Court affirmed the right to contraception for unmarried people.

📍 In 1974, the last “Ugly Laws” were repealed in Chicago. “Ugly Laws” allowed the police to arrest and jail people with visible disabilities for being seen in public. People charged with ugly laws were either charged a fine or held in jail. ‘Ugly Laws’ were a part of the late 19th century Victorian Era poor laws. 

📍 In 1976, Hawaii was the last state to lift requirements that a woman take her husband’s last name.  If a woman didn’t take her husband’s last name, employers could refuse to issue her payroll and she could be barred from voting. 

📍 It wasn’t until 1993 that marital assault became a crime in all 50 states. Historically, intercourse within marriage was regarded as a “right” of spouses. Before 1974, in all fifty U.S. states, men had legal immunity for assaults their wives. Oklahoma and North Carolina were the last to change the law in 1993.

📍  In 1990, the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) – most comprehensive disability rights legislation in U.S. history – was passed. The ADA protected disabled people from employment discrimination. Previously, an employer could refuse to hire someone just because of their disability.

📍 Before 1993, women weren’t allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor. That changed when Sen. Moseley Braun (D-IL), & Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) wore trousers - shocking the male-dominated Senate. Their fashion statement ultimately led to the dress code being clarified to allow women to wear pants. 

📍 Emergency contraception (Plan B) wasn't approved by the FDA until 1998. While many can get emergency contraception at their local drugstore, back then it required a prescription. In 2013, the FDA removed age limits & allowed retailers to stock it directly on the shelf (although many don’t).

📍  In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that anti-cohabitation laws were unconstitutional. Sometimes referred to as the ‘'Living in Sin' statute, anti-cohabitation laws criminalize living with a partner if the couple is unmarried. Today, Mississippi still has laws on its books against cohabitation. 

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"Ich war die Erste" – Adelheid Schmidt-Thomé liest und spricht mit Uwe Kullnick über ihr Buch - Hörbahn on Stage

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Ich war die Erste” – Adelheid Schmidt-Thomé liest und spricht mit Uwe Kullnick über ihr Buch – Hörbahn on Stage Lesung Adelheid Schmidt-Thomé(Hördauer ca. 30 min) https://literaturradiohoerbahn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HoS-Schmidt-Thome-Lesung-upload.mp3 Gespräch zwischen Adelheid Schmidt-Thomé und Uwe Kullnick (Hördauer ca. 49…

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In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to enter and complete the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry. She registered under the gender-neutral name of “K.V. Switzer”. After realizing that a woman was running, race organizer Jock Semple took off after Kathrine  He screamed: “Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!” However, Kathrine's boyfriend and other male runners provided a protective shield during the entire Marathon. These photographs taken of the incident by Paul Connell made world headlines.

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THE AMERICA WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SO PROUD OF?

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In 1967, Kathrine Switzer made history by becoming the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with an official race number.

Kathrine Virginia Switzer (born January 5, 1947) is an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator.

#Kathrine Switzer #herstory