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Remarkable muscular development challenges women strength norms
A column discusses athletic women reshaping gender roles, citing Norman Selby and Dr. Dudley Sargent. It notes strong female pupils, Harvard workers, and circus gymnasts proving women can rival men in strength. The piece foresees a future where “super-women” emerge as environment and training shape physiology.
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New York
Wim
Symnasim
Norman ‘Selby
Kid McCoy
Dudley A. Sargent
Hemingway ‘Symnasium
Harvard
Radcliffe College
Margaret A. Graham
Eudiow Mills
Venile
Unl