Pierre de Coubertin excluded women from the Olympic movement initially, although games as early as the 1900 Paris Olympics included women in events such as tennis and golf.
The 1928 800 Meters Race caused controversy and resulted in distance races for women being discontinued for more than 30 years.
The star of the 1932 LA Games was Mildred "Babe" Didrikson, considered one of America's all-time greatest athletes. The Babe qualified in five events (women were only allowed to take part in three), and won gold in the high hurdles and the javelin ... she probably should have won gold in the high jump but was the victim of a controversial ruling on her final jump (she won silver tying the gold medal winning height).
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