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Jun 23, 2022Liked by Addie Broyles

Wow Addie. This is powerful for me. I too graduated in 1972 and there was no real organized track competitive sport for girls in school. I knew it was wrong and was very upset about it. Angry. I was on the track team even though it meant nothing. I was also the fastest runner in Houston against both girls and boys in elementary school and even in junior high I was faster than the boys. The Junior Olympics asked me to join every year but it would have meant spending summers and weekends away from my family. And the beach! I wanted to compete in my own town and state with the schools and there was nada. Nada nada empanada. I'm thinking you play basketball with Martha Pinkoffs? Great writing Addie! Tomboys unite!!

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Jun 23, 2022·edited Jun 23, 2022Liked by Addie Broyles

Coincidentally, a picture of our girls' high school group, The Sweetie Babes, was featured in the history section of the Aurora Advertiser today. I was absent from the picture, but it was fun to see all those smiling female "athletes" who performed at the boys' high school basketball halftimes.

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I e always said sports can prepare you for so many things in life, especially if you have a good coach. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a man or woman. Athletics teaches you so many things that you can apply in everyday life. Glad things are evening out but still got sone work to do. But we’re getting there.

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