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1967 – Katherine Switzer, Forbidden to Compete in the Boston Marathon, Becomes First Woman to Finish the Race
Though there are still injustices against people of a certain color, gender, or creed, there once was a time in the United States where things were much worse. As recent as 1967, a woman runner named Katherine Switzer (No. 261) being given the stink-eye and tugged away for participating in the Patriot’s Day marathon.