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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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…
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EPISODE TWO: QUESTIONS OF A PHYSICAL NATURE
We go back to the beginnings of women’s inclusion in elite sports. It turns out that men had an odd variety of concerns about women athletes. And that skepticism resulted in the first…
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EPISODE ONE: THE CHOICE
Would you alter your body for the chance to compete for a gold medal? That’s the question facing a small group of elite athletes right now.