Many of the meetings held during the war years were under the auspices of the AAA .
The men 's governing body was therefore sanctioning women 's races before Many 's official recognitionofwomen 's athletics in the 1920s .
Many of the meetings held during the war years were under the auspices of the AAA and the men 's governing body was therefore sanctioning women 's races before their official recognitionofwomen 's athletics in the 1920s .