After reading in the text, (Women, Sport and Physical Activity) about Charlotte Gilman's struggles to be athletic or to conform to the "family norm" it really got me thinking about women in sports. I thought about how lucky women who live in the 21st century today are, because we have a lot of advantages that women in the 18th century didn't have. Not only are women now aloud to play sports without a question but we also have much more education about mental diagnoses. Gilman was a very athletic women who when confronted with conforming to societies norms felt like she had to give up her passion or working out and gymnastics to raise a family. When she chose to raise a family she became very depressed because she wasn't able to work out as much. The doctor told her to give up all physical activity. She was basically bed ridden. She was also instructed to have little or no contact with friends or family, which made her even more depressed. I know when I feel down or depressed what makes me most happy is to work out or be active, so I think us women of the 21st century should be most grateful that doctors are much more educated now and we don't have diagnoses like that anymore.
Tanya Mason
Kin 3381.s6
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