Women Olympians
The National Women's History Museum presents a history of women and sports through the lens of the International Olympics. While women were deemed too fragile to compete in men's sports when the International Olympic Committee was founded in the 1890s, they were allowed to compete in the golf and tennis competitions in 1900. The American Women in the Olympics gives a history of female participation as the Games evolved.
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