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Bodybuilding for women began to take off during the 1970s at a time when culturally there was a tension between governmental attempts to control women's bodies, and women trying to exert control using their own physicality. Bodybuilding was seen by some women as form of recognition of their physical strength.
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Prior to 1977, bodybuilding had been considered strictly a male-oriented sport. Henry McGhee, described as the "primary architect of competitive female bodybuilding", was an employee of the Downtown Canton YMCA, carried a strong belief that women should share the opportunity to display their physiques and the results of their weight training the way men had done for years.
The American Federation of Women Bodybuilders was formed in 1980, started by Susan Fry, Kim Cassidy and Doris Barrilleaux. Ben Weider had asked them to start up a national organization for women bodybuilders, to provide a place where amateur women bodybuilders can be in a group. The Superior Physique Association (SPA) eventually fell by the ...
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By 1988, she was competing in bodybuilding shows. In 1998, she quit her job with the postal service to focus on a fitness career and became a certified personal trainer. She began her acting career in 2000 with Scary Movie. Today she continues to perform in bodybuilding shows and to pursue her acting career. [1]
2.3 Contest history. ... (March 24, 1966 – February 7, 2023) was an American professional bodybuilder. [1 ... She did her first bodybuilding show when a senior in ...