Have women ALWAYS been less athletic than men? Or could there be an explanation as to why that's the case? (Maybe something to do with PATRIARCHY?!)

In this episode, we break down the history of women's inclusion in sports, going alllll the way back to ancient times, including ancient Rome, Indigenous cultures, BCE China, and more, chronicling the PURPOSE of sporting throughout history, when women were included, when they STOPPED being included, and the various socio-cultural factors that altered our evolution and created the athletic dichotomy between gender that we see today.

Subscribe to get PART 2, covering women's athletics throughout the 20th century, + when & how we started 'gender testing' at the Olympics... Out in two weeks!

00:00 Intro/Table o' Content
00:03:43 Purpose of Sport
00:8:40 Make Sport, Not War
00:13:45 Indigenous Traditions
00:26:55 OG Olympics
00:34:58 The Long Gap
00:46:31 The T Problem
00:52:17 Victorian Lies
00:59:50 Preview

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