A whole heap of firsts in history for women's sports...

1900

Women first competed in the Olympics. The sports they were allowed to play were golf, tennis, croquet, and sailing.

1915

Swimming for women was first recognised as a sport.

1922

Track and field events were offered for women.

1928

The summer games in Amsterdam saw the debut of gymnastics.

1976

Women play basketball for the first time at the Montreal summer games.

1982

Women competed in several sports including, basketball, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, and tennis at the NCAA national championships for the first time.

1991

China held the first women's world cup tournament for soccer. 

1996

The Women's National Basketball Association is founded (WNBA)

1998

Curling and ice hockey debut as Olympic medal sports.

2007

It is announced that women are to receive the same prize money as men for tennis at Wimbledon.

2012

More women than men are sent by the US to the Summer Games in London.

2017

A protest was made by a women's hockey team by announcing they will boycott the world championships if their wages weren't raised. 

Further Reading:

https://www.latimes.com/projects/women-in-sports-timeline/

Written by Claire Morris.