Women Sport's
Women’s Sports
The American people can often overlook what a major impact woman’s sports have had in their society. Women’s sports have come a long way in America by women proving they are physically capable of participating in any type of athletics. For women, sports are more than fun activities. It is a way that they can use their talents in order to build confidence, leadership, and show how hard work can help achieve their goals. Women’s sports have become one of the biggest influences in American culture due to the great success women have achieved, the growing amount of scholarship opportunities, and women athlete’s relentless fight for equality within society.
The respect women have gained throughout history is remarkable. They had to overcome every challenge they faced in order to earn what they deserve. Janet Woolum agrees by saying: “Throughout the history of sports in America, women have had to battle society 's strict conventions to participate in competitive sports.” Women did fight throughout history and had to prove to society that they deserve respect in American culture. Women began to succeed in respect during the 1920’s. During the Roaring Twenties, “the suffrage movement was reinvigorated by women’s war time advancements, achieved success and gave women both actual political power and a border sense of possibility.” With World War I taking place, it drew a lot of men out of the country to go fight overseas. Women had to take on men’s roles in the country by doing the hard labor the men left behind. Women began to prove that they were able to do the physically difficult work that the men could do. This was the beginning of women starting to gain the respect they were seeking.
One of the biggest impacts for women’s sports was the All-American Girls Baseball League. According to Richard C. Bell, “The All-American Girls Baseball League was started in 1943 as an attempt to replace Major League Baseball.” This league was a way for women to
The American people can often overlook what a major impact woman’s sports have had in their society. Women’s sports have come a long way in America by women proving they are physically capable of participating in any type of athletics. For women, sports are more than fun activities. It is a way that they can use their talents in order to build confidence, leadership, and show how hard work can help achieve their goals. Women’s sports have become one of the biggest influences in American culture due to the great success women have achieved, the growing amount of scholarship opportunities, and women athlete’s relentless fight for equality within society.
The respect women have gained throughout history is remarkable. They had to overcome every challenge they faced in order to earn what they deserve. Janet Woolum agrees by saying: “Throughout the history of sports in America, women have had to battle society 's strict conventions to participate in competitive sports.” Women did fight throughout history and had to prove to society that they deserve respect in American culture. Women began to succeed in respect during the 1920’s. During the Roaring Twenties, “the suffrage movement was reinvigorated by women’s war time advancements, achieved success and gave women both actual political power and a border sense of possibility.” With World War I taking place, it drew a lot of men out of the country to go fight overseas. Women had to take on men’s roles in the country by doing the hard labor the men left behind. Women began to prove that they were able to do the physically difficult work that the men could do. This was the beginning of women starting to gain the respect they were seeking.
One of the biggest impacts for women’s sports was the All-American Girls Baseball League. According to Richard C. Bell, “The All-American Girls Baseball League was started in 1943 as an attempt to replace Major League Baseball.” This league was a way for women to
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