Jan. 21 is 35th anniversary of women breaking locker-room barrier Jan. 21, 2010
Thursday, Jan. 21 is the 35th anniversary of Robin Herman and Marcel St. Cyr becoming the first female sports reporters to enter a locker room for post-game interviews.
Herman was a reporter at the New York Times and St. Cyr was working for CKLM Radio in Montreal when the two women broke the locker room barrier after the National Hockey League’s All-Star game.
"This is a significant day in the history of women in sports media," AWSM president Jenni Carlson said. "All of us celebrate the courage that Robin and Marcel showed 35 years ago. Without them and other pioneers like them, we would not be where we are today."
Los Angeles Times columnist Jerome Crowe mentioned the anniversary in today’s newspaper.
Herman also shared her memories in her blog.
