Race organizers attempted to stop Kathrine Switzer from competing in the Boston Marathon in 1967. She became the first woman to finish the race. [1200×805]
Race organizers attempted to stop Kathrine Switzer from competing in the Boston Marathon in 1967. She became the first woman to finish the race. [1200×805]
Why the fuck did they care so much about a woman winning?
kank84 on
Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to finish the race in 1966, she ran it without a number because they wouldn’t let her register. Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to finish the race with a number, because she had registered as a man. Bobb Gibb was also running without a number again in 1967.
Jay3000X on
Looks like one organizer trying to stop her and another runner stopping him to me
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Why the fuck did they care so much about a woman winning?
Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to finish the race in 1966, she ran it without a number because they wouldn’t let her register. Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to finish the race with a number, because she had registered as a man. Bobb Gibb was also running without a number again in 1967.
Looks like one organizer trying to stop her and another runner stopping him to me