• Author Alexandra Allred on Women in Sports Throughout History (Episode 287)

  • May 18 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
  • Podcast

Author Alexandra Allred on Women in Sports Throughout History (Episode 287)

  • Summary

  • On the whole, women's sports have been downplayed throughout history, and even in ancient times, some societies didn't want women to compete. Was it just because of the "falling uterus" theory? We talk with author Alexandra Allred about her book When Women Stood: The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World and the audacious women who dared to compete.
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