Women's Tennis Association

but wanted to hide and not appreciate their work. Through time men and women have made an effort to come together to bring attention to the downgrading of women in sports to earn acknowledgement and respect. With this, history has described men and women’s sports as not equal but as history continues, women defeat the odds yet again. Women participating in athletic activities and sports date back millennia. Stories of women playing ball dates back to 800 BC in Homer’s works of The Iliad. Until the

NBA, when it was 1996. In source 3 it states, “On April 24, 1996, women’s basketball announced, “We Got Next” as the NBA

French championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Nationals. Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927- September 28, 2003), also known as the tennis Jackie Robinson, was the first African-American woman to not only play amateur tennis but also join the Ladies Professional Golf Association. Althea Gibson was one of the most influential and significant figures in African-American women’s sports history (Douglas). Althea was the figurehead that established that blacks were equal competitors in sports (Gould). On the

“As a black tennis player, I looked different. I sounded different. I dressed different. I served different. But when I stepped onto the court, I could compete with anyone,”(Davies/Lasher). This quote by Serena Williams shows that she had a hard time on and off the court with racial issues. This quote relates to her because she had to compete with mainly all white opponents. Serena Williams’s life was influenced by her early life. Her major contributions to American society including inspiring many

their struggle of oppression was by competing in athletics or the Olympics. According to Mishe Semyonov, there is a positive correlation between women in the labor force and their participation in the Olympics and a negative correlation between a women’s fertility rate and participation in the Olympics. It is expected that women were not very involved in athletics due to their domestic responsibilities, but as time progressed, more women stepped out of their separate spheres to pursue opportunities

The Same As Men Professional Athletes? There as been equality in professional sports for a long time. The men are getting paid way more than the women athletes. Some would say that the men should be paid more because watching men is exciting, and women’s sports aren’t fun to watch. Also, because in some sports the men generate more attendance or revenue. Women have started to generate a bigger audience and more revenue in some sports. Women are doing the same thing as men. They work just as hard and

History has referred to her as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier. On August 22, 1950, Althea Gibson, an American sportswoman, became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour. She was the first to win a 'grand slam' title in 1957. She was a pioneer in both amateur tennis and professional golf forging a road for future greats to include Tiger Woods and Venus Williams. She was also the first black woman on the LPGA tour. Althea Gibson

student at Saint Mary's College in the following clubs and committees: Member of SMC Stand UP; Member of Residence Hall Association; Formal Committee; Improvements Board Committee; Fundraising Committee and Member of Varsity Tennis Team. The projects I participated in included involvement in local nursing homes, Riley Hospital for Children, Hannah's House (women's care center) and tennis camps. Prior to Saint Mary's I was very involved in many clubs at my high school, Plymouth High School. I was a

The tennis world gasped on Monday when the Women’s Tennis Association confirmed news of Jana Novotna’s death from cancer in a statement. At 49 years old, gone was the graceful and talented Grand Slam champion who had bared her soul on tennis’ biggest stage, Wimbledon, revealing the nature of humanity in the face utter defeat: She cried. That was 1993. Novotna was two games from the biggest title of her career, the crown jewel of Grand Slams. She had rushed ahead of Steffi Graf with a measure of

Becerra English 201 March 31, 2017 Equality in Sports After winning the 2015 Women’s World Cup, the United States’ Women National team earned $2 million for winning while the Men’s 2014 World Cup Champion Germany won $35 million. In the 2014 PGA (Professional Golf Association) tour the prize money total was $340 million and 2015 LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tour prize pool was $61.1 million for winning. (Women’s Sports Foundation, 2015) The question many female athletes ask themselves