1967: a woman ran in the Boston Marathon. A race official reacted violently

[Bucky]

29. It's not prejudice born of fear. Men and women get separate medals.

No, it's just the belief that women don't belong in sports, which is rooted in the older belief that women are too delicate to handle sports. Women's basketball in the 50s used to have the court divided into six zones so that the girls playing wouldn't have to run too far or risk contact with opponents--it was entirely a game of passing and throwing, with blocking relegated to simply waving of arms in the path of the ball.

http://womensbasketballmuseum.com/

She would break the court into 3 zones and 9 players would exist on each team. Each zone would have 3 players in it.

No player could leave her zone. The player could only hold the ball 3 seconds and dribble the ball 3 times before passing. This reduced the ability for single players to become stars and required the effort of all.

No snatching of the ball was allowed as well.

On March 21st 1893, the first collegiate game was played at Smith. The freshman class played the sophomore class. The doors to the gym were locked and no men were allowed in to watch, as it was not considered socially acceptable.