Surveys the participation of women in sports from classical times to the present day.Silent-era footage of women approaching a shore, and exiting beachside changing booths in swimsuits. A woman in a room lifts small barbells, then pulls on weights on the wall. Two women wrestle as a man referees. Running women in full dresses climb over a low fence, followed by man. A male bodybuilder strikes various poses. A woman strikes the same poses. Two men and two women on a field, removing jackets and rolling up their sleeves. A woman posing for the camera with a racket, in front of a tennis net. A woman holding a golf club picks up a golf ball from the ground, then holds on to her hat to keep it from blowing off. Pan across a title on a paper: THE WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (cuts off before the end of the word). A woman standing on a concrete block with a crowd behind her tees off. Women in uniforms playing basketball on a grassy field.