Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, is harassed by officials as women were not allowed to participate, 1967

Kathrine Switzer made sports history as the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967. At the time, women were not allowed to participate, and Katherine had registered as KV Switzer, and it was not until 2 miles into the race that officials realized that Switzer was participating, and with that, this picture was captured.

The picture shows Jock Semple, a race official, trying to grab Switzer to take her off the track( bald man to the left). The man in the dark hair was Switzer's boyfriend at the time, and he is observed here fighting Semple away. Switzer recalls Semple saying:

"Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!".

Switzer completed the race, with journalists approaching her afterward in an aggressive manner yelling “Real women don’t run.”

Switzer, who defied the pressures and norms of society, did her own thing and proved to millions around the world that women are more than capable of taking part in strenuous and tough sports. Switzer has completed 38 marathons in her life and she has inspired millions of female athletes from around the world to take part and express themselves through sports.

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