In 1887, she became the youngest player to win the singles event at Wimbledon at the age of 15—a record she still holds to this day. In all, she won five Wimbledon championships by the age of 21. Nonetheless, the press still wrote about Dod in infuriatingly gendered terms, referring to her as a “tomboy” and commented on her appearance, weight and skin tone.

In the early twentieth century, anti-suffragist women became a nationwide force that would influence later generations of conservative women. And today, a century after women gained the right to vote, echoes of their message remain.

"Incremental shifts in American culture reflect society's expanding acceptance of a wider spectrum of gender identities and expressions. But we must reckon with the realities of society's present-day expectations for children, even as we push to create spaces that are more open to all."