
On a summer night in Allen Park, Michigan, a group of women took the field to do what many still consider unconventional: play full-contact tackle football. They blocked, ran, threw, and tackled with the same grit and intensity found in any traditional football game. But for these athletes—daughters, mothers, sisters, and grandmothers—the stakes are more than just a scoreboard. They’re playing for respect, representation, and the future of women’s football. At the...