Women and golden era
by Hunter Golden
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, eight times US champion between 1915 and 1926, thought a woman should admit "that she is a woman and adopt a style of tennis play which will call for all the generalship and strength which she can claim. But not for more." Molla was wrong.
Today one would be hard-pressed to see a Williams sister waggle her finger at someone else and say "But not for more now!", or a jacked …
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…Female intercollegiate athletes have increased 120% from 1990. When Benoit won the gold in '84, 10% of all marathon finishers were women. Now it's 30%.
What about the money? It's not there yet but it will be.
In the US Open the female champion wins the same purse as the males do. This year the women's final was featured in prime time instead of the men's final.
Money and night TV. The rewards of a golden age in America.
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