Our second episode on the life of Anthony Burns begins with his detention in Boston, which outraged Massachusetts abolitionists. Even after Burns was returned to Virginia to be enslaved once again, his supporters in Boston continued to work for his freedom. Research: <ul> <li>Buehrens, John A. &ldquo;Spiritual friendship and social justice.&rdquo; UU World. Fall 2019. https://www.uuworld.org/articles/spiritual-friendship</li> <li>Sutton, Robert K. &ldquo;&rsquo;We waked up stark mad Abolitionists.&rsquo;&rdquo; From "Stark Mad Abolitionists.&rdquo; Salon. 8/5/2017. https://www.salon.com/2017/08/05/we-waked-up-stark-mad-abolitionists/</li> <li>Sutton, Robert K. &ldquo;The Wealthy Activist Who Helped Turn &lsquo;Bleeding Kansas&rsquo; Free.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 8/16/2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wealthy-activist-who-helped-turn-bleeding-kansas-free-180964494/</li> <li>Delblanco, Andrew. &ldquo;America&rsquo;s Struggle for Moral Coherence.&rdquo; The Atlantic. 12/12/2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/the-nation-has-been-this-dividedin-the-civil-war/575587/</li> <li>Finkelman, Paul &amp; Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Anthony Burns (1834&ndash;1862). (2020, December 07). In Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-1834-1862.</li> <li>&ldquo;Anthony Burns Captured.&rdquo; Africans in America. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2915.html</li> <li>Boston African American National Historic Site. &ldquo;"God made me a man- not a slave": The Arrest of Anthony Burns.&rdquo; National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/-god-made-me-a-man-not-a-slave-the-arrest-of-anthony-burns.htm#_ftnref14</li> <li>Linder, Douglas O. &ldquo;The (Fugitive Slave)Trials of Anthony Burns: An Account.&rdquo; UMKC School of Law: Famous Trials. 2019. https://www.famous-trials.com/anthonyburns/2425-the-fugitive-slave-trials-of-anthony-burns-an-account</li> <li>Encyclopedia Virginia. &ldquo;The Trial of Anthony Burns (1854).&rdquo; https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-the-trial-of-1854/</li> <li>Stevens, Charles Emery. &ldquo;Anthony Burns: A History.&rdquo; Boston : John P. Jewett and Co. 1856.</li> <li>Shapiro, Samuel. &ldquo;The Rendition of Anthony Burns.&rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan., 1959). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716312</li> <li>Maginnes, David R. &ldquo;The Case of the Court House Rioters in the Rendition of the Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns, 1854.&rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Jan., 1971). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716024</li> <li>Landon, Fred. &ldquo;Anthony Burns in Canada.&rdquo; Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society&rsquo;s &ldquo;Papers and Records&rdquo; volume XXII. 1925. https://archive.org/details/anthonyburnsinca00land/</li> <li>Potter, Joseph S. &ldquo;The Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns.&rdquo; Boston: Fetridge and Company. 1854. https://archive.org/details/DKC0103/mode/1up</li> <li>Perlstein, Henry, &ldquo;From the Ashes of the Common Law&rdquo;: Personal Replevin in the 21st Century (February 05, 2024). Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, Volume 19, pp. 257-309, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5407082 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5407082</li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Our second episode on the life of Anthony Burns begins with his detention in Boston, which outraged Massachusetts abolitionists. Even after Burns was returned to Virginia to be enslaved once again, his supporters in Boston continued to work for his freedom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Buehrens, John A. &amp;ldquo;Spiritual friendship and social justice.&amp;rdquo; UU World. Fall 2019. https://www.uuworld.org/articles/spiritual-friendship&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Sutton, Robert K. &amp;ldquo;&amp;rsquo;We waked up stark mad Abolitionists.&amp;rsquo;&amp;rdquo; From "Stark Mad Abolitionists.&amp;rdquo; Salon. 8/5/2017. https://www.salon.com/2017/08/05/we-waked-up-stark-mad-abolitionists/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Sutton, Robert K. &amp;ldquo;The Wealthy Activist Who Helped Turn &amp;lsquo;Bleeding Kansas&amp;rsquo; Free.&amp;rdquo; Smithsonian. 8/16/2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wealthy-activist-who-helped-turn-bleeding-kansas-free-180964494/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Delblanco, Andrew. &amp;ldquo;America&amp;rsquo;s Struggle for Moral Coherence.&amp;rdquo; The Atlantic. 12/12/2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/the-nation-has-been-this-dividedin-the-civil-war/575587/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Finkelman, Paul &amp;amp; Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Anthony Burns (1834&amp;ndash;1862). (2020, December 07). In Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-1834-1862.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&amp;ldquo;Anthony Burns Captured.&amp;rdquo; Africans in America. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2915.html&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Boston African American National Historic Site. &amp;ldquo;"God made me a man- not a slave": The Arrest of Anthony Burns.&amp;rdquo; National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/-god-made-me-a-man-not-a-slave-the-arrest-of-anthony-burns.htm#_ftnref14&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Linder, Douglas O. &amp;ldquo;The (Fugitive Slave)Trials of Anthony Burns: An Account.&amp;rdquo; UMKC School of Law: Famous Trials. 2019. https://www.famous-trials.com/anthonyburns/2425-the-fugitive-slave-trials-of-anthony-burns-an-account&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Encyclopedia Virginia. &amp;ldquo;The Trial of Anthony Burns (1854).&amp;rdquo; https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-the-trial-of-1854/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Stevens, Charles Emery. &amp;ldquo;Anthony Burns: A History.&amp;rdquo; Boston : John P. Jewett and Co. 1856.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Shapiro, Samuel. &amp;ldquo;The Rendition of Anthony Burns.&amp;rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan., 1959). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716312&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Maginnes, David R. &amp;ldquo;The Case of the Court House Rioters in the Rendition of the Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns, 1854.&amp;rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Jan., 1971). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716024&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Landon, Fred. &amp;ldquo;Anthony Burns in Canada.&amp;rdquo; Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Papers and Records&amp;rdquo; volume XXII. 1925. https://archive.org/details/anthonyburnsinca00land/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Potter, Joseph S. &amp;ldquo;The Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns.&amp;rdquo; Boston: Fetridge and Company. 1854. https://archive.org/details/DKC0103/mode/1up&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Perlstein, Henry, &amp;ldquo;From the Ashes of the Common Law&amp;rdquo;: Personal Replevin in the 21st Century (February 05, 2024). Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, Volume 19, pp. 257-309, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5407082 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5407082&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Our second episode on the life of Anthony Burns begins with his detention in Boston, which outraged Massachusetts abolitionists. Even after Burns was returned to Virginia to be enslaved once again, his supporters in Boston continued to work for his freedom.

The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 2

The story of Anthony Burns is one that resonates in our current times. Part one covers his early enslaved life, his escape from enslavement, and his arrest under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Research: <ul> <li>Buehrens, John A. &ldquo;Spiritual friendship and social justice.&rdquo; UU World. Fall 2019. https://www.uuworld.org/articles/spiritual-friendship</li> <li>Sutton, Robert K. &ldquo;&rsquo;We waked up stark mad Abolitionists.&rsquo;&rdquo; From "Stark Mad Abolitionists.&rdquo; Salon. 8/5/2017. https://www.salon.com/2017/08/05/we-waked-up-stark-mad-abolitionists/</li> <li>Sutton, Robert K. &ldquo;The Wealthy Activist Who Helped Turn &lsquo;Bleeding Kansas&rsquo; Free.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 8/16/2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wealthy-activist-who-helped-turn-bleeding-kansas-free-180964494/</li> <li>Delblanco, Andrew. &ldquo;America&rsquo;s Struggle for Moral Coherence.&rdquo; The Atlantic. 12/12/2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/the-nation-has-been-this-dividedin-the-civil-war/575587/</li> <li>Finkelman, Paul &amp; Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Anthony Burns (1834&ndash;1862). (2020, December 07). In Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-1834-1862.</li> <li>&ldquo;Anthony Burns Captured.&rdquo; Africans in America. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2915.html</li> <li>Boston African American National Historic Site. &ldquo;"God made me a man- not a slave": The Arrest of Anthony Burns.&rdquo; National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/-god-made-me-a-man-not-a-slave-the-arrest-of-anthony-burns.htm#_ftnref14</li> <li>Linder, Douglas O. &ldquo;The (Fugitive Slave)Trials of Anthony Burns: An Account.&rdquo; UMKC School of Law: Famous Trials. 2019. https://www.famous-trials.com/anthonyburns/2425-the-fugitive-slave-trials-of-anthony-burns-an-account</li> <li>Encyclopedia Virginia. &ldquo;The Trial of Anthony Burns (1854).&rdquo; https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-the-trial-of-1854/</li> <li>Stevens, Charles Emery. &ldquo;Anthony Burns: A History.&rdquo; Boston : John P. Jewett and Co. 1856.</li> <li>Shapiro, Samuel. &ldquo;The Rendition of Anthony Burns.&rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan., 1959). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716312</li> <li>Maginnes, David R. &ldquo;The Case of the Court House Rioters in the Rendition of the Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns, 1854.&rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Jan., 1971). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716024</li> <li>Landon, Fred. &ldquo;Anthony Burns in Canada.&rdquo; Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society&rsquo;s &ldquo;Papers and Records&rdquo; volume XXII. 1925. https://archive.org/details/anthonyburnsinca00land/</li> <li>Potter, Joseph S. &ldquo;The Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns.&rdquo; Boston: Fetridge and Company. 1854. https://archive.org/details/DKC0103/mode/1up</li> <li>Perlstein, Henry, &ldquo;From the Ashes of the Common Law&rdquo;: Personal Replevin in the 21st Century (February 05, 2024). Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, Volume 19, pp. 257-309, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5407082 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5407082</li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The story of Anthony Burns is one that resonates in our current times. Part one covers his early enslaved life, his escape from enslavement, and his arrest under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Buehrens, John A. &amp;ldquo;Spiritual friendship and social justice.&amp;rdquo; UU World. Fall 2019. https://www.uuworld.org/articles/spiritual-friendship&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Sutton, Robert K. &amp;ldquo;&amp;rsquo;We waked up stark mad Abolitionists.&amp;rsquo;&amp;rdquo; From "Stark Mad Abolitionists.&amp;rdquo; Salon. 8/5/2017. https://www.salon.com/2017/08/05/we-waked-up-stark-mad-abolitionists/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Sutton, Robert K. &amp;ldquo;The Wealthy Activist Who Helped Turn &amp;lsquo;Bleeding Kansas&amp;rsquo; Free.&amp;rdquo; Smithsonian. 8/16/2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wealthy-activist-who-helped-turn-bleeding-kansas-free-180964494/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Delblanco, Andrew. &amp;ldquo;America&amp;rsquo;s Struggle for Moral Coherence.&amp;rdquo; The Atlantic. 12/12/2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/the-nation-has-been-this-dividedin-the-civil-war/575587/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Finkelman, Paul &amp;amp; Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Anthony Burns (1834&amp;ndash;1862). (2020, December 07). In Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-1834-1862.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&amp;ldquo;Anthony Burns Captured.&amp;rdquo; Africans in America. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2915.html&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Boston African American National Historic Site. &amp;ldquo;"God made me a man- not a slave": The Arrest of Anthony Burns.&amp;rdquo; National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/-god-made-me-a-man-not-a-slave-the-arrest-of-anthony-burns.htm#_ftnref14&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Linder, Douglas O. &amp;ldquo;The (Fugitive Slave)Trials of Anthony Burns: An Account.&amp;rdquo; UMKC School of Law: Famous Trials. 2019. https://www.famous-trials.com/anthonyburns/2425-the-fugitive-slave-trials-of-anthony-burns-an-account&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Encyclopedia Virginia. &amp;ldquo;The Trial of Anthony Burns (1854).&amp;rdquo; https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/burns-anthony-the-trial-of-1854/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Stevens, Charles Emery. &amp;ldquo;Anthony Burns: A History.&amp;rdquo; Boston : John P. Jewett and Co. 1856.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Shapiro, Samuel. &amp;ldquo;The Rendition of Anthony Burns.&amp;rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan., 1959). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716312&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Maginnes, David R. &amp;ldquo;The Case of the Court House Rioters in the Rendition of the Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns, 1854.&amp;rdquo; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Jan., 1971). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716024&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Landon, Fred. &amp;ldquo;Anthony Burns in Canada.&amp;rdquo; Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Papers and Records&amp;rdquo; volume XXII. 1925. https://archive.org/details/anthonyburnsinca00land/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Potter, Joseph S. &amp;ldquo;The Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns.&amp;rdquo; Boston: Fetridge and Company. 1854. https://archive.org/details/DKC0103/mode/1up&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Perlstein, Henry, &amp;ldquo;From the Ashes of the Common Law&amp;rdquo;: Personal Replevin in the 21st Century (February 05, 2024). Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, Volume 19, pp. 257-309, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5407082 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5407082&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The story of Anthony Burns is one that resonates in our current times. Part one covers his early enslaved life, his escape from enslavement, and his arrest under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 1

This 2019 episode takes a closer look the famous diary of Samuel Pepys, and also at who Pepys was beyond his famous chronicle of life in 17th-century London.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This 2019 episode takes a closer look the famous diary of Samuel Pepys, and also at who Pepys was beyond his famous chronicle of life in 17th-century London.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

SYMHC Classics: Samuel Pepys

Tracy talks about her selection of "Fumifugium" as a show topic. Holly shares a mischievous story about Helen Preece.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Tracy talks about her selection of "Fumifugium" as a show topic. Holly shares a mischievous story about Helen Preece.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Behind the Scenes Minis: Pollution Olympics

Despite Pierre de Coubertin's vision of the Olympics being for male athletes only, women did participate in the games starting in 1900. But the road to equal participation was long and filled with disappointments. Research: <ul> <li>Barker, Philip. &ldquo;Women&rsquo;s Sporting Pioneer Milliat Remembered At Paris 2024.&rdquo; International Society of Olympic Historians. https://isoh.org/womens-sporting-pioneer-milliat-remembered-at-paris-2024/</li> <li>Branch, John. &ldquo;They Called It &lsquo;Improper&rsquo; to Have Women in the Olympics. But She Persisted.&rdquo; New York Times. July 11, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/olympics-women-milliat.html</li> <li>Camps Y Wilant, Natalie and George Hirthler. &ldquo;The rationale behind Coubertin's opposition to women competing in the Olympic Games.&rdquo; International Olympic Committee. https://www.olympics.com/ioc/pierre-de-coubertin/the-rationale-behind-coubertins-opposition-to-women-competing-in-the-olympic-games</li> <li>Coubertin, Pierre de, et al., edited by the International Olympic Committee. &ldquo;Olympism: selected writings / Pierre de Coubertin.&rdquo; 2000. https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/65192/olympism-selected-writings-pierre-de-coubertin</li> <li>Gillen, Nancy. &ldquo;La Vie Jamais Racont&eacute;e: Alice Milliat, a French Heroine and Sporting Suffragette.&rdquo; Pitch Publishing. 2024. </li> <li>&ldquo;Girl of 15 Is Only Woman Entrant in Olympic Games.&rdquo; Democrat and Chrinicle. July 7, 1912. https://www.newspapers.com/image/135686582/?match=1&amp;terms=helen%20preece</li> <li>Leigh, Mary H., and Th&eacute;r&egrave;se M. Bonin. &ldquo;The Pioneering Role Of Madame Alice Milliat and the FSFI in Establishing International Trade and Field Competition for Women.&rdquo; Journal of Sport History, vol. 4, no. 1, 1977, pp. 72&ndash;83. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43611530</li> <li>Lennartz, Karl, and Walter Teutenberg. &ldquo;THE COUNTESS DE POURTALES - AFTER ALL THE FIRST MODERN FEMALE OLYMPIC STARTER.&rdquo; International Society of Olympic Historians. https://isoh.org/wp-content/uploads/JOH-Archives/JOHv4n2e.pdf</li> <li>Lough, Tom, et al. &ldquo;&rsquo;A possibility of a lady competitor&rsquo;: Helen Preece and the 1912 Olympic modern pentathlon.&rdquo; Journal of Olympic History. 2021. https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/3156581/a-possibility-of-a-lady-competitor-helen-preece-and-the-1912-olympic-modern-pentathlon-by-tom-lough-?_lg=en-GB</li> <li>McSweeney, Megan. &ldquo;Women&rsquo;s History Spotlight: H&eacute;l&egrave;ne de Pourtal&egrave;s.&rdquo; Sail. March 4, 2022. https://sailmagazine.com/web-exclusives/womens-history-spotlight-helene-de-pourtales/</li> <li>Mallon, Bill. &ldquo;The 1900 Olympic Games:&nbsp;Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. 2009.</li> <li>Married to Instructor at Her School.&rdquo; St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Dec. 18, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/139260559/?clipping_id=15003174&amp;fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEzOTI2MDU1OSwiaWF0IjoxNzY5NDYyNzQ2LCJleHAiOjE3Njk1NDkxNDZ9.Lyc2T8nmqG9SxDg4PVDUDy6zfD_710wD6wKDLrIIC-dt72QRLBeUb8SruN75BdgtucDfcSzfYx8UgqVgqY57vw</li> <li>&ldquo;Paris 1900 Olympic Poster.&rdquo; Qatar Museums. https://collections.qm.org.qa/en/objects/paris-1900-olympic-poster-qosm20136233</li> <li>&ldquo;Personalities at the Olympia Horse Show.&rdquo; The Sphere (London). June 18, 1910. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1149409173/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20Preece%22</li> <li>&ldquo;The Queen and the Girl Rider.&rdquo; Telegraph and Argus. March 12, 1910. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1219683551/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20Preece%22</li> <li>&ldquo;Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics (includes text of A Review of Olympic Yachting &ndash; 1900; by Ian Buchanan).&rdquo; Olympedia. https://www.olympedia.org/editions/2/sports/SAL</li> <li>&ldquo;Sues to Have Girl Cease Using Her Name.&rdquo; The Tampa Times. July 13, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/325742028/?clipping_id=15002352&amp;fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjMyNTc0MjAyOCwiaWF0IjoxNzY5NDYyNzQxLCJleHAiOjE3Njk1NDkxNDF9.McrNQr7AvEveo5cVIJdb4lYPetsUxCr-RW1Nn7W70PGKwC7FacJsU23KT0eewZT8zHm55Jkblmm-lc7dUKPslw</li> <li>Vuilleumier, Christophe. &ldquo;The First Female Olympic Champion.&rdquo; Swiss National Museum. Dec. 17, 2025. https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2021/07/the-first-female-olympic-champion/</li> <li>&ldquo;Winner of Polo Pony Jumping Competition.&rdquo; Daily Mirror. March 15, 1909. https://www.newspapers.com/image/789742337/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20Preece%22</li> </ul> &nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Despite Pierre de Coubertin's vision of the Olympics being for male athletes only, women did participate in the games starting in 1900. But the road to equal participation was long and filled with disappointments.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Barker, Philip. &amp;ldquo;Women&amp;rsquo;s Sporting Pioneer Milliat Remembered At Paris 2024.&amp;rdquo; International Society of Olympic Historians. https://isoh.org/womens-sporting-pioneer-milliat-remembered-at-paris-2024/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Branch, John. &amp;ldquo;They Called It &amp;lsquo;Improper&amp;rsquo; to Have Women in the Olympics. But She Persisted.&amp;rdquo; New York Times. July 11, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/olympics-women-milliat.html&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Camps Y Wilant, Natalie and George Hirthler. &amp;ldquo;The rationale behind Coubertin's opposition to women competing in the Olympic Games.&amp;rdquo; International Olympic Committee. https://www.olympics.com/ioc/pierre-de-coubertin/the-rationale-behind-coubertins-opposition-to-women-competing-in-the-olympic-games&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Coubertin, Pierre de, et al., edited by the International Olympic Committee. &amp;ldquo;Olympism: selected writings / Pierre de Coubertin.&amp;rdquo; 2000. https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/65192/olympism-selected-writings-pierre-de-coubertin&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Gillen, Nancy. &amp;ldquo;&lt;em&gt;La Vie Jamais Racont&amp;eacute;e: Alice Milliat, a French Heroine and Sporting Suffragette.&amp;rdquo; Pitch Publishing. 2024. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&amp;ldquo;Girl of 15 Is Only Woman Entrant in Olympic Games.&amp;rdquo; Democrat and Chrinicle. July 7, 1912. https://www.newspapers.com/image/135686582/?match=1&amp;amp;terms=helen%20preece&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Leigh, Mary H., and Th&amp;eacute;r&amp;egrave;se M. 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Despite Pierre de Coubertin's vision of the Olympics being for male athletes only, women did participate in the games starting in 1900. But the road to equal participation was long and filled with disappointments.

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