At one point, yes, women were not legally allowed to run in these large marathons per event regulations and when they tried, they were harassed and assaulted. You should read up about Katherine Switzer and how she was assaulted by a man who was a manager of the Boston marathon in the 60s.
The sign is encouraging women who are current runners to run for the women who were unable to in the past.
At one point, yes, women were not
legallyallowed to run in these large marathons per event regulations and when they tried, they were harassed and assaulted. You should read up about Katherine Switzer and how she was assaulted by a man who was a manager of the Boston marathon in the 60s.The sign is encouraging women who are current runners to run for the women who were unable to in the past.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/kathrine-switzer-the-first-woman-to-run-the-boston-marathon-recalls-being-attacked-during-famous-1967-race-exclusive/ar-AA21f1rY