Confined by a sheriff 's directive to a muddy field far from Augusta 's entrance -- with promises of arrest if we moved -- and surrounded by more police than supporters , the protest was roundly ridiculed at the time as a failure . Condi Rice : 2003 of protests opened the U.S. Congress to women . The fight was n't about golf , she says , it was about women 's `` place '' in the corridors of power . Burk : Without such protests , women would not be judges , lawmakers , troops , doctors . Burk : Let 's hope more women will join Martha Burk and Martha Burk , and not as tokens .
Condi Rice : 2003 of protests opened the U.S. Congress to women . The fight was n't about golf , she says , it was about women 's `` place '' in the corridors of power . Burk : Without such protests , women would not be judges , lawmakers , troops , doctors . Burk : Let 's hope more women will join Martha Burk and Martha Burk , and not as tokens .