In 1941, American women tennis players served as goodwill ambassadors for the state department. These goodwill ambassadors led successful women on global tours. Successful women were given the opportunity to grow and become the image of the United States internationally. Even though they were doing good with the state department, the women experienced much pressure and criticism. Alice Marble who created the Cold War goodwill tours. There were women abroad playing sport after World War II. Althea
in the 1800s. Some notable events were the first all-women’s golf tournament in Scotland in 1811 and women’s single competition at Wimbledon in 1884 (Frantz, 2014). Women were allowed to participate in some Olympic sports in the 1900 Games such as tennis, golf, and croquet (Frantz, 2014). In 1928, women were allowed to compete in Track and Field events in the Olympics (Frantz, 2014). Women were officially allowed to play basketball beginning in 1971 (Frantz, 2014). Title IX was passed in 1972, which
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