Women Sports

First Game of Womens Basketball

Jan 1, 1897

In 1897 women played the first game of womens basketball. Men had played basketball before but this was the first time women had ever played this game.

Lucky Diggs Slowe: First African American women to win tennis tournament

Apr 4, 1917

Lucky Diggs Slowe wins national tennis tournament at the American Association and is the first black women to accomplish that goal.

First FIBA World Campionship for women

Jan 1, 1953

In 1953 women's basketball had a championship game. USA won gold, Chile won silver, and France won bronze.

Maureen Connolly is the first women to win all four Grand Slam tournaments.

Feb 14, 1953

Maureen Connolly also known as, "Little Mo," won many major tennis tournaments such as, the Austrailian Open, the U.S. Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. The Grand Slam is a very important annual tennis tournament that includes, money, trophies, and media attention.

Billie Jean King: Tennis Legend

Apr 15, 1970

Bille Jean KingBillie Jean was the very first female tennis player to win over $100,000.00 in a single season during the 1970s.

Title Nine

Jun 23, 1972

title nineThe Title Nine law was passed in 1972, that states that girls can play sports just like boys.

Women were offererd scholorships

Jan 1, 1973

In 1973 schools offered partial scholorships. In 1974 they started full scholorships and Ann Meyers was offered a full scholorship.

First womens basket ball on TV

Jan 1, 1975

Finally, in 1975 the first game was televised.

FIFA Women's World Cup

Nov 11, 1991

In 1991, the first Women's World Cup was held in People's Republic of China and made a mark and showed that women are ust as powerful as men.

Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Jul 20, 1996

In 1996, Womens soccer was added to the Olympics helping the craze for womens soccer become higher and higher.