sports for women

In 1926, Trudy Ederle swam the English Channel. She was the first woman and only the sixth person to do it. Here are the stories of five women sports pioneers.

Profiles twelve women athletes of the twentieth century including Wilma Rudolph, Nadia Comaneci, Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Gertrude Ederle, and others, and describes how they overcame gender and sometimes race discrimination and demonstrated their extraordinary skill and dedication.

Photographs and text describe the basic skills necessary for women's snowboarding, profiling a number of female Olympic medalists.

Profiles twelve women athletes of the twentieth century including Wilma Rudolph, Nadia Comaneci, Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Gertrude Ederle, and others, and describes how they overcame gender and sometimes race discrimination and demonstrated their extraordinary skill and dedication.