Explore the lasting impact of the first woman to run the Boston Marathon 60 years ago in a free virtual Humanities Washington program.
Join us on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m. for How Women Won the Marathon and Changed Our View of Gender. This talk takes a closer look at the nearly 20 years between when Bobbi Gibb first tried to enter the Boston Marathon to when the women’s marathon was added at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Register for this free program and the link to join will be emailed to you.
When Gibb tried to enter the renowned marathon in 1966, she was told that women were not physically able to run 26 miles. Even when she snuck in and finished the marathon, the running federation, medical community, and broader culture continued to tell women they weren’t capable of such feats of endurance. This talk explores how women from different walks of life came together to change our social ideas about what they can and should do.
This is program is presented by Maggie Martens, an independent journalist and author. Her work, which often focuses on the intersection between gender, culture, and sport, has appeared in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and The Guardian, among others. Her first book, Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women, is a national bestseller.
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