On this day: Kathrine Switzer in 1967

1967: A race official tries to physically remove Kathrine Switzer – the Boston Marathon’s first registered female runner – from the race, while other runners try to protect her. Her boyfriend is at the right of the picture, and was later photographed shoving the official to the ground.

It would be another five years before women were allowed to join the race.

1967 A race official tries to physically remove Kathrine Switzer - the Boston Marathon’s first registered female runner - from the race, while other runners try to protect her. It would be another five years before women were allo

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