Not racing

I was reading Facebook today, and ran across a story about the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon. Katherine Switzer signed up to run, at a time when only men were allowed to participate in the race -- in 1967.  She signed the entry form with her initials, so no one knew her gender. 

During the race, a race organizer chased her down and tried to take her number away, trying to expel her from the race.  You can watch an interesting video of her at this link (it's short). 

It was beleived that if women were to run in a marathon, they would lose their femininity.  I think we believe we are far away from attitudes like that, but we have only taken baby steps.  I'm grateful for the progress that has been made, and try to remain vigilant to keep the wheels turning.