Gladys Palmer & the Transformation of Women's College Sport

Name: Gladys Palmer & the Transformation of Women's College Sport
Uploaded: 2019-11-13T16:34:30Z
Duration: 14 min 38 s
Description: Ohio State's director of women's athletics in the 1930's, Gladys Palmer risked her career to support her students' "instinctive urge to compete." By overcoming anti-competitive ideologies & rivals, she [and her colleagues] transformed women's sports & provided valuable lessons about how change happens.

Brad Austin |

TEDxSalemStateUniversity

• September 2019

Ohio State's director of women's athletics in the 1930's, Gladys Palmer risked her career to support her students' "instinctive urge to compete." By overcoming anti-competitive ideologies & rivals, she [and her colleagues] transformed women's sports & provided valuable lessons about how change happens.

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