Elisabeth Moore

The first player to win the United States Women’s Singles lawn-tennis championship four times (1896, 1901, 1903, and 1905).

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Inga Stange

German dancer and teacher Inge Stange promoted dance gymnastics in Sydney (Australia) in the early 1930s. She believed “this type of physical education is better adapted than almost any other for inspiring inner cheerfulness and a new courage to face life in these times.” She also performed at the Prince Edward Theatre in London in 1933.

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Cathy Freeman

At her home Olympics in 2000, Cathy Freeman was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.

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