Ruby Watson of the Metropolitan Division
was the most formidable voice year after year for the development and inclusion
of Women's Epee and Women's Saber in US Division 1 and Olympic events. No
matter what negative press and ridicule she absorbed, regardless of consistent
refusals, and no matter what illogical explanations the fencing associations of
the world gave her as to why women should not have the right to fence the 2
weapons, Ruby never took no for an answer and fought for women's fencing rights
in the United States until the day she died. We all owe Ruby
Watson.
Photo by Andy Shaw (one of her
friends)