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b"Katherine Switzer became the first woman to officially participate in the Boston Marathon on 19th April, 1967, when, disguised in a hooded sweatshirt and joggers, she ran under a race number she\\u2019d registered for without disclosing her first name.\\xa0\\nHer gender was revealed mid-race, prompting a bizarre fracas as co-director Jock Semple, known for his stringent adherence to tradition, attempted to forcibly remove her from the event - a frenzy captured by photographers and splashed across the front and back of the next day\\u2019s newspapers, triggering a change in the previously male-only event.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how Switzer was in fact not *quite* the first woman to run the marathon; unearth a 1980 Boston victory that played into the hands of the anti-women brigade; and consider how Switzer\\u2019s stand continues to resonate as a symbol of defiance against gender barriers in sports, decades later...\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Kathrine Switzer: 50 years ago women were not allowed to run the marathon\\u2019 (ABC, 2017):\\nhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-25/kathrine-switzer-50-years-ago-women-not-allowed-to-run-marathon/8287576\\n\\u2022 \\u2018She was attacked 50 years ago for being a woman in the Boston Marathon. On Monday, she ran it again at 70\\u2019 (The Washington Post, 2017): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/04/17/fifty-years-ago-kathrine-switzer-was-attacked-as-she-ran-the-boston-marathon-the-reason-she-was-a-woman/\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Kathrine Switzer: First Woman to Enter the Boston Marathon\\u2019 (MAKERS, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGXvBAmTsY\\nLove the show? Join \\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\\n\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"