She was no different and had no ambition to compete. Given the lack of opportunities and an accepted social standard of the time, women did not participate in sports. They simply supported the sport in other roles, such as cheerleaders, majorettes, and concessionaires. Because South High did not have a women's sports program at the time, she did not feel there was a negative perception of women in sports. It wasn't a problem during his time at school. Unfortunately, equal rights for women were still in their infancy, so women were not on an equal footing with men's opportunities, abilities, or achievements. My family member chose not to play sports. She had grown up in a large family with strict values. Later in high school, she and her brother were left in Ohio while her parents traveled back and forth from West Virginia for weeks at a time. This was his first taste of freedom. This led to a less-than-stellar attendance record that would have precluded her from participating in the sport, not to mention her disinterest in