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From top left: Cooper Neill/Getty Images; Courtesy of subject; Jon Lopez; Melissa Rawlins/ESPN Images. Illustrations: Jyotirmayee Patra, illustration x/source files, Getty Images. By Shelby Stewart ·Updated February 4, 2025
This story first appeared in the 2025 January/February issue of ESSENCE, on stands now.
When you scan the history books for stories of athletic feats, their scoreboards tell a familiar story—one dominated by men. Statistically, in nearly every arena—from the football field to
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