Women in sports were heavily looked down upon during most of history but predominantly during the 19th century. Women were seen as one thing to society, mothers. They need to be healthy in order to care for children and keep the affairs of the household in order. Running around and competing against others was only seen as barbaric for women, and typical for men. The men of our society were making it nearly impossible for women to participate in sports. “A gentleman amateur – the phrase itself was something of a tautology – was physically courageous, strong-willed, prepared to give and take orders, and, above all, not feminine. True sport could only be a masculine kingdom,” Collins 38. While women may have been involved in some activities such as smock races, they were very limited in their options and even smock races had come to a close. Women were not strong enough to make their own decisions and were considered the ‘weaker sex’ and “This was not an assessment of their physical strength but of their character: women were morally weak and fickle, and therefore had to be controlled,”(Collins
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