1967 first woman to run the Boston marathon photo

[warrior1]

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In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston marathon. After realizing that a woman was running, race organizer Jock Semple went after Switzer shouting, “Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers.” However, Switzer’s boyfriend and other male runners provided a protective shield during the entire marathon.The photographs taken of the incident made world headlines, and Kathrine later won the NYC marathon with a time of 3:07:29.

[gratuitous]

1. See? SEE?

Women's war on the established order has been going on for decades! It isn't the Republican war on women at all! Great catch showing just how hostile women have been through the years to the order established by their betters like Jock Semple. The flag is falling, and it's up to Mitt Romney to catch it.

[Capt. Obvious]

2. Thank you for this

Love this photo.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. thanks for posting this. I went to Google images for more photos. here is another one

famous photos that I've never seen.

[Politicalboi]

4. Here's another story and another picture

http://www.letsrun.com/2007/switzer4607.php

And google has more pictures as posted above.

[Poll_Blind]

5. I am a white male. Anything there is to do in the world, I can do it if I so please. I had no...

...idea that the Boston Marathon was all male and I certainly had no idea that a woman running it would be physically attacked.

I dialed up The Google and one of the first videos that came up was this marvelous little interview with Switzer. I encourage you all to view it, it's just 3 short, remarkable minutes.

VIEW IT HERE at PBS.

She gives an account of the physical attack she endured, her voiceover guiding us through the full series of pictures taken during it. I think you will also find it a bit difficult not to become emotional watching those images.

All...just for the right to run a foot race.

It wasn't until 1972 that women were allowed to enter the Boston Marathon.

+1 to the OP.

PB

[progressoid]

20. Excellent video.

Thanks!

[Shankapotomus]

22. If it weren't for PBS

anybody born after 1967 would probably never heard of Kathrine Switzer.

[Nay]

6. I lived through that era, and don't remember that...but I remember plenty of other incidents

that occurred solely to put women in their place. And to think that, 50 years later, within many people's living memory, women still have to remind people that this shit happened every day! And that women who lived through that stuff may not have such a sanguine view of men and their recent attempts to put us right back in the shit. Younger women seem to think it could never happen to them, but us older women know better.

[Warpy]

7. It's also an illustration of how nothing was "given" to women

We've had to fight out way into everything that a bunch of old boys thought was theirs, exclusively.

That applies to everything we have including the vote.

[seabeyond]

9. +1. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. I was young kid in late 60s, early 70s. we were told that running would hurt our fertility

I guess from our women parts bouncing around inside. lol. Women's parts were used to keep us from
doing all sorts of things. it was assumed that women couldn't withstand g-forces so we should be astronauts.

[annabanana]

13. Boy I remember that... Such delicate flowers we were...

There were LOTS of things we weren't allowed to do "for our own good"..

[lumberjack_jeff]

14. Notice the runners stick up for one of their own.

Great photo.

[Warpy]

23. The runners were never the problem

The problem were the old farts who thought the whole thing belonged to them and they could exclude anyone they wanted to.

[DLevine]

8. k&r. n/t

[WI_DEM]

11. Jock was a jerk

[SidDithers]

12. My wife is also a runner, and met her a couple years ago at the NY Marathon...

great lady, I'm told.

Thanks for the pic.

Sid

[riderinthestorm]

15. As powerful and provocative today as it was then.

Thanks for the history lesson. Badly needed in this day and age.... a proud K and R!

[Riftaxe]

16. Technically she won the Women's division of the '74 NYC Marathon

with her time of 3:07:29. Norbert Sander had a time of 2:26:30 in that same race, and won the men's division.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. And if I pick up today's paper, I'd could almost believe we're back in 1967!

[sakabatou]

18. Which one's Jock? The guy in the tighty-whiteys or the guy in the jacket?

[ehrnst]

19. The guy in the jacket. The guy in the white shorts is her coach. (nt)

[progressoid]

21. And the other guy on the right was her boyfriend (football player)

who "pushes" Jock away from her.

[Rex]

24. So, did he go after her in fear she would beat the men?

Another moment (out of millions) in Horrednously Embaressing Things White Guys Did Throughtout History. More proof that women have had to scratch their way to the top of every concevable profession and sport.

How totally fucking embaressing for Jock...Jock?

If I was his kids, I would be so ashamed of my father. Even to this day.