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14.11.2021

100 days of productivity: 4/100

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Feminism: Women in sports

Today I learned about Katherine Switzer. She was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an official, registered competitor.

During her run, she was assaulted by race manager Jock Semple. He tried to grab at her shirt, trying to strip her bib number, trying to tear at it. Please note that the rule book for the Boston Marathon made no mention of gender. But it was widely understood that women were prohibited from running in official competition: the rules of the AAU, which governed the Marathon, declared that women could not compete in AAU-sanctioned races over a mile and a half.

Her predecessor was Bobbi Gibb, an unofficial runner of the marathon. Bibb was rejected from her marathon by the BAA director, stating that "that women were physiologically incapable of running 26 miles". She completed the marathon anyway, despite not being a registered runner.

During Semple's assault, he managed to take off some of Katherine's clothing. Her trainer, Arnie Briggs, tried to stop him but Semple shove him to the ground. At that point, Katherine Switzer's boyfriend, Thomas Miller (SZA certified big boy), threw Semple to the ground himself. This allowed Katherine to complete the marathon.

It is easy to forget how women of history had to fight for the right to even compete in sports. It is easier to forget that they had competed against men in the past. However, it is important to look at our current privilege with gratitude, because we did fight to get here, and will continue to fight in many aspects of our lives as women.

What you take for granted right now, was fought for. Never stop fighting.

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15.03.2023

The idiot decides to be transparent with her mistakes and imperfections

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14.03.2023

Quietly not giving up on this hobby

12.01.2023 100 days of productivity: 43/100

And the fireworks are through Here we are, me and you Feeling lost and feeling blue

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15.11.2022 100 days of productivity: 5/100

Grey day today. I thought of summer, and of this little grey gentleman that was so fluffy and cute. I feel a completely different person from the one I was 3 months ago, when my future was unpromised and I'd yet to land a job.