a surprising history of women’s sports
Behind the Scenes
I’ve spent over ten years researching and working on this story. There was SO much we couldn’t include.
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EPISODE THREE: CARD CARRYING FEMALES
We meet Kenyan sprinter Maximila Imali, who—like Christine—has been sidelined by DSD policies. She makes a different choice from Christine: to fight the regulations in court. And we learn about an earlier fight,…
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Shake That Barr Body
One of Murray Barr’s contemporaries composed music based on genetics. We had hoped to use it, but couldn’t. Here’s why.
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Ann Simonton and the Original Meat Dress
Would it surprise you to learn that Lady Gaga’s meat dress has a connection to sex testing? It definitely surprised me! That link exists by way of a former Sports Illustrated cover model…