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According to an Oxygen/Markle Pulse poll, 56% of women agree with the statement that seeing successful female athletes makes them feel proud to be a woman.
Source: Marketing to Women, March 2001
Edith Cummings was the first woman athlete to appear the cover of Time magazine, a major step in women's athletic history.
Source: wikipedia
Half of all girls who participate in some kind of sport experience higher than average levels of self-esteem and less depression.
Source: Ms. Foundation for Women
In 1916, The Women's International Bowling Congress becomes the first national sport organization formed specifically for promoting women's sports.
Source: Womens Sports Foundation
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel. Her time of 14 hours and 31 minutes broke the men's record.
Source: Womens Sports Foundation
In 1971 Billie Jean King becomes the first woman athlete to win more than $100,000 in a single season in any sport. She is the only woman to have won US singles titles on grass, clay, carpet and hard court.
Source: History of women in sports timeline