As history has shown, there is always one great motivator behind a movement. In women’s golf and the protection of LGBT, Betty Hicks was that person. She paved the way for a women’s golf league as well as provided support to those who are openly lesbians athletes. Sadly, she died at the age of 90 in late February. Like all greats, she left a legacy that will never be forgotten.
Around the time she was beginning her golf career, women’s sport was in the midst of rapid change and she felt she had to play a role. Schools with women’s athletic programs were beginning to take shape and the thought of being called a lesbian athlete was sitting in the back of most females minds. Like many of the readings we have done as well as our class discussions have highlighted the fact that women were not supposed to exert themselves and were encouraged to basically do less. Luckily, Betty came along and became a big advocate and role model for women athletes. She was the first female athlete to publish an article about lesbian athletes. I wanted to learn more about her so I researched her on google and found that she was a huge activists in the feminist movement. She worked hard to establish an agenda for females in the world of sports. It is sad to see somebody like this pass on because we need more leaders that are proud to step up and help the cause. Her movement helped women get past the Victorian Era struggles of womens rights
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