Women in Sports

By brooklynrowland

  • 1st Women's gold tournament in Musselburgh Scotland

  • Women's singles competetion begins at Wimbledon, Maude Watson wins!

    Women's singles competetion begins at Wimbledon, Maude Watson wins!

  • Women compete in Paris Olympics in golf, tennis and croquet

  • Madge Syers of Britian enters Men's Figure Skating World Championships and places 2nd.

    Madge Syers of Britian enters Men's Figure Skating World Championships and places 2nd.

  • Madge Syers wins 1st Women's Figure Skating gold medal.

  • American Athletic Union (AAU) allows women to compete in swimming nationals.

  • AAU opens track and feild to women

  • Figure Skating open to women in the winter Olympics

  • Track and Feild added to Olympics for women!

  • Virne Mitchell becomes the 1st women in Professional Baseball

    Virne Mitchell becomes the 1st women in Professional Baseball

    She struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Women were banned from the sport later that same year!
  • All American Girls Baseball League was formed.

    All American Girls Baseball League was formed.

  • Patty Berg Founds Ladies Professional Golf Association

    Patty Berg Founds Ladies Professional Golf Association

  • Kathryn Johnson becomes first girl to play little league.

    Kathryn Johnson becomes first girl to play little league.

    Johnson was 12 years old and lived in Corning, N.Y..

  • Maureen Connolly is the 1st woman to win a Grand Slam!

  • Gymnast Larissa Latynina completes her Olympic career.

    Gymnast Larissa Latynina completes her Olympic career.

    She had 18 medals, more than any athlete ever.
  • Roberta Gibb 1st woman to run and finish the Boston Marathon.

    Roberta Gibb 1st woman to run and finish the Boston Marathon.

    This is unoffical because women could not offically enter until 1972.
  • Diane Crump is the first won to compete in the Kentucky Derby.

    Diane Crump is the first won to compete in the Kentucky Derby.

  • Women given the nod to play 5-player, full court basketball.

  • U.S. Congress passes Title IX.

    U.S. Congress passes Title IX.

    Title IX allows equal funding for women sports programs.

  • Girls offically allowed to play little league.

  • Janet Guthrie is the first woman to drive in the Indy 500.

    Janet Guthrie is the first woman to drive in the Indy 500.

  • Lucy Harris is the first woman drafted to the NBA.

    Lucy Harris is the first woman drafted to the NBA.

    Not only was she the first she was also the only. She declined.
  • ANn Meyers trys out for and signs with an NBA team.

    ANn Meyers trys out for and signs with an NBA team.

  • Ann Meyers first woman drafted into the WNBA

  • Kathy Whitworth is the 1st woman to be inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame

    Kathy Whitworth is the 1st woman to be inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame

  • Georgeann Wells-Blackwell is the 1st woman to dunk in a collegiate basketball game.

    Georgeann Wells-Blackwell is the 1st woman to dunk in a collegiate basketball game.

  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee is the 1st woman on the cover of Sports-Illustrated.

    Jackie Joyner-Kersee is the 1st woman on the cover of Sports-Illustrated.

  • Ann Meyers inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

    Ann Meyers inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

  • Julie Krone first woman to win a Triple Crown!

    Julie Krone first woman to win a Triple Crown!

  • Picabo Street is the 1st woman to win teh World Cup for downhill skiing

    Picabo Street is the 1st woman to win teh World Cup for downhill skiing

  • WNBA has it's 1st season.

    WNBA has it's 1st season.

  • Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt is the 1st woman to reach 800 wins!

    Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt is the 1st woman to reach 800 wins!

    She recently reached her 1000th win, the most in NCAA history!
  • Wimbledon annouces equal prize money for men and women!

    Wimbledon annouces equal prize money for men and women!