Women In Sports and the Rise of Feminism Carly Aceves
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“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, ‘You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful; otherwise you will threaten the man.’ Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage. I am expected to make my life choices, always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important. Now marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support. But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don’t teach boys the same? We raise girls to see each other as competitors. Not for jobs or for accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing; but for the attention of men. We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way
FEMINIST: THE PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY OF THE SEXES.” that boys are.
– Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie
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PART ONE: First Wave Feminism.............6
ANNIE OAKLEY....................................... 8 LENA JORDAN.........................................10 ANNIE SMITH PECK .............................12 ALICE COACHMAN...............................14
WILMA RUDOLPH.................................18 MICKEY WRIGHT...................................20 BILLIE JEAN KING..................................22 KATARINA WITT....................................24
DANICA PATRICK..................................28 ABBY WAMBACH...................................30 FIERCE FIVE.............................................32 MO’NE DAVIS...........................................34
PART TWO: Second Wave Feminism......16
PART THREE: Third Wave Feminism.....26
“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Just men and women should feel free to be strong... It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum, not as two oppsing set of ideals.” - Emma Watson
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First Wave Feminism: 1850’s to 1960
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“I believe that all men, all women, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, you deserve the same rights.” - Sophia Bush
Seneca Falls Convention The First Wave of Feminism began in 1848 with the firstwomen’s rights convention in New York. The basis of this meeting was to create a strategy to claim equality for women
Demanding the right to vote!
Joined forces with other reform movements such as abolition and temperance The spark of public persuasion, straying away from typical “women belonging at home” image
Black Women Abolitionists Maria Stuart, Sojourner Truth, Frances E. W. Harper all fighting for rights of women of color
Some focused on women’s innate moral supperiority
“The Equalwoman who opportunities feminism strengthens her body and exercises her mind will, by managing her family Development and practising various virtues, and rise of become the friend, and not liberal and socialist/ the humble dependent of Marixt Feminism her husband.” -Mary through the 20th Wollstonecraft Century “We need to get women to the point where they aren’t apologizing. It’s time to take ownership in our success.” - Tory Burch
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“All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights, the world will be a better place.” - John Legend
Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Moses in 1860 was known for her sharp shooting skills. At age 26, she became the star of the Buffalo Bill Wild West show in 1885. Oakley is known for being able to hit moving targets while riding a horse, from a playing card, coins, and she was even known to regularly shoot a cigarette out of her husband’s lips.
“We need to make equal pay and equal opportunities for women and girls a reality, so women’s rights are human rights once and for all.” - Hillary Clinton
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In 1897, the first triple somersault on a flying trapeze by a female or male was completed by Lena Jordan. It wasn’t until twelve years later that a man was able to complete the same trick. Female students were not able to try the trick because it was thought to be too dangerous for women, so her accomplishments were not recognized until many years later.
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“We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.” - Sheryl Sandberg
“I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, ‘Is this a world you want to live in?’ They would say, ‘No.’” - Helen Mirren
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“I think feminism is demonized for the sake of trivalizing feminist beliefs. But I think being a feminist simply means you believe in equal rights, and I think if you ask anybody if they believe in equal rights, they’ll say yes, man or woman. And if they don’t - who the heck would say that?” - Leighton Meester
At the age of 61, Annie Smith Peck was the first woman to climb Mt. Coropuna in Peru in 1911. When she reached the top, she planted a banner which read “Votes for Women.”
“Feminists believe that men and women should have the same opportunities. If you are a feminist you believe in equal rights as a whole. That’s not a concept you can really shoot down.” - Lena Dunham
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Alice Coachman made history becoming the first African American to be on the US All-American Track and Field team member. In 1948, she was the first woman of color to win an Olympic gold medal for high jump.
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“At one point, ‘feminist’ became a pejorative term. How did that happen? If you’re a feminist, you’re basically saying you’re a humanist.” - Julianne Moore
“So manygirls out there say ‘I’m not a feminist’ because they think it means something angry or disgruntled or complaining. They picture like rioting and picketing, it is not that at all, just simply means that you believe that men and women should have equal opportunites.” - Taylor Swift
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Second Wave Feminism: 1960’s to 1990’s
“Am I a feminist? Fuck yeah, I’m a feminist. I think that unfortunately people who are maybe threatened by feminism think that it’s about setting your bra on fire and being agressive, and I think that’s really wrong and really dangerous.” - Jenny Slate
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Highlighted the idea that women’s looks are NOT more important than what they do/ think/say
Protests of Miss America Pageants (1968 and 1969) to shed light on the oppression of women
RADICAL FEMINISM
Expansion of research and teaching the importance of women’s issues, creating a field of study in gender issues
“Women are not inherently passive or peacefull. We’re not inherently anything but human.” - Robin Morgan
Focused on the importance of sisterhood and solidarity
Varying types of feminism stemmed from the second wave “I don’t know why people are so reluctant to say that they’re feminists. Could it be any more obvious that we still live in a patriarchal world when feminism is a bad word?” - Ellen Page
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In 1960, the first person to win 3 gold medals for track and field in a single Olympic Games was Wilma Rudoph. She won the gold in the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, and 400 meter relay.
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“We [Fifth Harmony] feel like, we, as women, aren’t in the position to be telling other girls what to do and what not to do. And I fell like that’s something we stand for as women and standing together.” - Camila Cabello
“A huge part of feminism, I think, is the coming together of women. It’s supporting each other and not breaking each other down, and kind of sending out the message and making sure women know that doing this together is going to be so much more effective than trying to tear each other down.� - Lauren Jauregui
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“What feminism means to me is that you don’t let your gender define who you are- you can be who you want to be, whether you’re a man, a woman, a boy, a girl, whatever.” - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Mickey Wright won the LPGA championship the first year that it was televised in 1963. In the same year, she was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the year for her golf accomplishments, and went on to win the award another time in 1964.
“My own mother fought to make herself more than a possession. She lived her life as a mother who chose when she would have children, and a wife who could earn a living if she so chose. I want my daughters to enjoy the same choice.� - Mark Ruffalo
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In 1972, Billie Jean King was the first woman to ever recieve the Sportswoman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. That same year, King fought for equal prize money for men and women in the U.S. Open, which is also the same year that congress passed Title IX.
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“When women are empowered, they immeasurably improve the lives of everyone around them. We need men to recognize the part we play too. Real men treat women with dignity and give them the respect they deserve.� - Prince Harry
“I stand for girls wanting to be sexy and dance. But also having a strong sense of themselves. IF you got a big ol’ butt? Shake it! Who cares? That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be graduating from college.” - Nicki Minaj
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“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” - G.D. Anderson
In 1988, Katarina Witt becomes the second woman ever to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals for figure skating.
“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.” - Amy Poehler
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Third Wave Feminism: 1990’s to Present
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“I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I’m just a woman, and I love being a woman.” - Beyonce Knowles
Activism focused on violence against women, traficking, self-mutilation and developing new definitions of womanhood Social, political, and economic equality of the sexes
Modern day feminism
Encouraging women to express their sexuality in their own way
“I live by my own standards. I am my own judge and jury. I refuse to look/do/say whatever it is I’m supposed to. I may burn bridges, but I don’t want to go back there anyway.” - Bilyana Vujick
Avoid falling into oppressive categories and encourage the coming together of women
Leading away from the media’s portrayal of feminism as an aggressive and dorogatory concept
“Am I a feminist? Absolutely. The problem is the media men of the ‘60s set the definition of feminist as someone who hates men and wants to cut their dicks off. And that’s just not true... the definition of a feminist is someone who wants equality. Thats all it is, it’s equal. And there’s nothing wrong with asking for equal.” - Tamara Mellon
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“Feminism is not a rulebook, but a discussion, a conversation, a process.� - Tavi Genvinson
At 26 years old, Danica Patrick became the first female majorleague Indy-car event winner at the Indy Japan 300. This is also the first national oval-track touring circuit win by a female driver.
“We are not feminists because we hate men, we are feminists because we respect and love men and we don’t understand why they do not always return that respect.” - Germaine Greer
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While the US Women’s national Soccer team lost to Japan in the finals of the 2011 World Cup, Abby Wambach had one of the most memorable headers to beat Brazil in the quarterfinals. In 2011, Wambach also was named the Associated Press Athete of the Year.
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“If we value what we’ve inhereted - from other women - surely it’s right morally and ethically for us to wake up and say, ‘I’m a feminist.’” - Annie Lennox
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” - Malala Yousafzai
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“Each time a woman stands up for herself without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.� - Maya Angelou
The Fierce Five is comprised of Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber, making up the US Women’s Olympic team. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, they became the second US team in Olympic history to win a team gold medal. While they all earned individual medals, Gaby Douglas became the first African American to win a gold in the all-around gymnastics finals. Douglas also was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the year in 2012. “I myself have never been able to find out percisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute.” - Rebecca West
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In the 2014 Little League World Series, Mo’ne Davis blew people away with her 70 mile per hour fast ball. She pitched a win and a shutout, making her the first female in Little League World Series to do so. She is the first African American girl to play in the games, as well as the first little league baseball player to make the front cover of Sports Illustrated.
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“Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings.” - Cheris Kramarae
“Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke... She will need her sisterhood.� - Gloria Steinem
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