This morning, some 15,000 runners are warming up ahead of the Manchester Road Race, a 4.75 mile circuit in New London, Connecticut. One runner is wearing the same blue tunic she wore 50 years ago, when she defied a ban on female participation in long distance running, and set a precedent that changed the face of the sport.
Dr. Julia Chase Brand talks about the significance of this race, and how she first became involved in athletic equal rights.
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It is hard to believe educated and enlightened people committing rank sexism simply to avoid embarrassing a cherished and noble event like a marathon.
Another cherished event is the progressive protest of OWS yet is it acceptable to the educated and enlightened to ignore or downplay the assaults, harassment and "women only safety tents" to avoid embarrassing that cherished and nobel community event?
"Get out of here" "That's outrageous" "Hives" "Heaven sakes"
The guest is inspiring because by courageously doing her own thing like competitive running she made others see the stupidity of the prejudice and injustice they were conditioned to accept and to them only the boorish would challenge.
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