Minneapolis-born Cora Johnstone Best achieved international success as a mountaineer during the 1920s. She was a pioneer in the sport, becoming a licensed guide at a time when women were rarely given the opportunity to be lead climbers.
Amy Yee was a Seattle tennis star, a graceful and inspirational teacher who for 50 years brought the love of the sport to thousands of young people and adults in schools, parks, and private clubs.
Indigenous Australian nurse, cricketer and hockey player
Belgian tennis player
Australian tennis player
American tennis player who fought for equal treatment of female athletes
In the summer of 1985, Sharon McMurtry would be named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.
Rosalie Fish is a Native American woman who fights for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Heather Purser fought for legalizing same-sex marriage within the Suquamish Tribe.
American basketball player