![]() ![]() That was when she was hit with the hard truth: boys and girls aren't the same after all, and puberty is to blame. Having discovered her inner athlete, Lauren was feeling quite good about herself – until a fateful PE class when a boy surpassed her race time out of the blue. She consistently beat her male playmates in tetherball and often outran everyone in her middle-school PE class. Seeing women break barriers like that inspired Lauren to show the world what she was made of. This drive of hers was ignited by the fact that women around her were rising up and becoming the firsts in their fields – from Sandra Day O'Connor being the first female member of the Supreme Court to Joan Benoit becoming the first female runner to win the women's Olympic marathon. If a boy could do something, she was certain she could do it too – and even do it better! Lauren grew up believing that boys and girls were pretty much alike, except for a few little differences in their physiques. ![]()
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