De Glemte Atleter

Vores niende episode handler om The Queen of the Courts, Ora Washington. Hun var et sandt multitalent som dominerede både i tennis og basketball i første halvdel af 1900-tallet. På grund af racisme og klasseforskelle har hun ikke fået den hæder, som hun fortjener.

Kilder:

• A Spectacular Leap by Jennifer H. Lansbury
• http://paheritage.wpengine.com/article/indomitable-ora-washington-philadelphia-sports-trailblazer/
• https://uncpressblog.com/2018/09/06/pamela-grundy-in-search-of-ora-washington/
• https://www.theroot.com/queen-of-the-courts-how-ora-washington-helped-philly-1790854634
• https://theundefeated.com/features/trailblazer-ora-mae-washington-should-be-in-the-naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-of-fame/
• https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/11/archives/black-net-star-who-hoped-to-play-miss-wills-honored.html
• https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2018/08/31/basketball-hof-ora-washington

I vores ottende episode snakker vi om bjergbestigeren, Junko Tabei. Hun var den første kvinde til at nå toppen af Mount Everest og til at klare Seven Summit-udfordringen. En hårdfør kvinde som ikke var bange for at skille sig ud!

Kilder:

• Honoring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei af Junko Tabei
• https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/04/29/no-mountain-too-high-for-her-junko-tabei-defied-japanese-views-of-women-to-become-an-expert-climber
• https://www.outsideonline.com/2252936/junko-tabei-anniversary
• https://www.adventure-journal.com/2020/12/junko-taibei-first-woman-climb-everest-seven-summits/
• https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/27/people/junko-tabei-the-first-woman-atop-the-world/
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-31-mn-2258-story.html

Vores syvende episode handler om Lella Lombardi. Hun var den anden kvinde til at køre i et Formel 1 racerløb og den første til at score point. Hun var en alsidig kører som præsterede på de sværeste baner i motorsporten.

Kilder:

• http://www.forix.com/8w/lombardi.html
• https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-2015/110/she-made-her-point
• https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/05/archives/miss-lombardi-aims-at-auto-sex-barrier.html
• https://people.com/archive/nobody-makes-jokes-about-women-drivers-around-lella-lombardi-vol-3-no-18/
• https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/lella-lombardi
• https://www.f1forgottendrivers.com/drivers/lella-lombardi/
• https://www.femalesinmotorsport.com/post/women-in-motorsport-lella-lombardi
• https://primotipo.com/2020/09/07/tigress-of-frugarolo/
• http://speedqueens.blogspot.com/2010/01/lella-lombardi.html

I sjette episode fortæller vi om tennislegenden, Billie Jean King. Hun vandt utallige trofæer, imens hun kæmpede for ligeløn i tennis, stiftede WTA-touren og vandt den ikoniske "Battle of the Sexes"-tenniskamp over Bobby Riggs. Hun satte gentagne gange sin karriere på spil for at revolutionere den sport, som hun elskede.

Kilder:

• Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women's Sports af Susan Ware
• https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016060.html
• https://theundefeated.com/features/in-battle-of-the-sexes-billie-jean-king-was-undefeated/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/magazine/plays-tennis-like-a-man-speaks-out-like-billie-jean-king.html
• https://vault.si.com/vault/1975/05/19/mrs-billie-jean-king
• https://www.bustle.com/p/the-history-of-tennis-original-9-the-equal-pay-movement-in-sports-18795697
• https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/billie-jean-king-women-tennis-history-original-9
• https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/30/us/billie-jean-king-is-sued-for-assets-over-alleged-lesbian-relationship.html

Femte episode handler om Houston Comets som vandt fire WNBA-mesterskaber i streg. Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper, Tina Thompson og Kim Perrot var med til skabe er et af de største sportsdynastier i de sidste 25 år.

Kilder

• Shattering the Glass - Pamela Grundy & Susan Shackelford
• https://theundefeated.com/features/houstons-comets-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-wnbas-first-dynasty/
• https://theundefeated.com/features/late-great-kim-perrot-keeps-the-houston-comets-legacy-alive/
• https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/cynthia-cooper-dyke-wnba-basketball
• https://www.sports-teller.com/houston-comets-wnba-folded-not-forgotten/
• https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/its-time-to-give-basketballs-other-goat-her-due/

Fjerde episode handler om Babe Didrikson Zaharias, hvis utrolige sportskarriere spændte over både basketball, atletik og golf. Hun anses for at være en af de bedste kvindelige atleter i moderne tid.

Kilder:

• Wonder Girl af Don Van Natta Jr.
• https://vault.si.com/vault/1975/10/06/babe
• https://vault.si.com/vault/1975/10/20/babe

I tredje episode fortæller vi historien om Marta som revolutionerede brasiliansk kvindefodbold. Hun er en af de legendariske fodboldspillere, der har båret nummer 10 i de ikoniske, gule landsholdstrøjer, men hun har langt fra fået den samme hæder som sine landsmænd.

Kilder:

• The Making of the Women’s World Cup af Kiearan Theivam & Jeff Kassouf
• Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer af Gwendolyn Oxenham
• https://www.sbnation.com/2019/6/7/18650468/marta-brazil-womens-world-cup-2019
• https://www.sbnation.com/2019/6/9/18658080/brazil-womens-soccer-sexism-world-cup-history
• https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/marta-brazil-letter-to-my-younger-self
• https://www.sportanddev.org/en/article/news/greatest-victory-brazilian-womens-football-during-2019-fifa-world-cup
• https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/11/28/the-night-marta-became-the-greatest-talent-in-the-womens-game/
• https://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/07/11/the-greatness-of-marta-in-a-still-sexist-game/

I denne (lidt lange) minisode kigger vi nærmere på aktivisme i WNBA, og hvordan den mest progressive liga i verden bruger deres platform til at skabe forandring.

Kilder:

• https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/07/the-wnbas-black-lives-matter-protest-has-set-new-standard-for-sports-activism.html
• https://www.vice.com/en/article/yp84a5/minneapolis-cops-walk-out-of-lynx-game-because-players-wore-black-lives-matter-shirts
• https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jun/20/fight-goes-on-wnba-activism-started-after-2016-sho/
• https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29597337/players-wear-t-shirts-opposing-dream-owner
• https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2020/10/27/election-2020-wnba-players-make-impact-us-senate-race-georgia/6044477002/
• https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/09/04/909638021/how-black-women-athletes-paved-the-way-for-the-nba-strike?t=1603837968718
• https://www.swishappeal.com/wnba/2020/6/21/21293983/wnba-pride-lgbtq-gender-sexuality-race-black-lives-matter-activism-brittney-griner-layshia-clarendon

Anden episode handler om WNBA-spilleren Maya Moore, der i 2019 forlod sin Hall of Fame-værdige karriere for at dedikere sit liv til at få en uskyldig mand ud af fængsel.

Kilder:

• https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29315369/inside-wnba-legend-maya-moore-extraordinary-quest-justice
• https://theundefeated.com/features/maya-moore-game-changer-jonathan-irons-epitome-of-using-your-platform/
• https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29900158/maya-moore-jonathan-irons-married-does-diminish-sacrifice
• https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/maya-moore-wnba-announcement
• https://zonecoverage.com/2020/lynx/looking-back-ranking-the-four-minnesota-lynx-wnba-titles/
• https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/11/22/op-ed-wnba-star-maya-moore-pushing-change-criminal-justice-system/887868001/

I denne minisode dykker vi dybere ned i historien om Susanne Augustesen og hendes lange, seje fodboldkarriere efter verdensmesterskabet i 1971.

Kilder:

Den Glemte Triumf af Hans Krabbe

Kvinder der vinder: Fodboldhistorie 1887-2013 af Lennart Weber