Cheryl Linn Glass
Cheryl Linn Glass was the first African American female professional race-car driver in the United States.
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Wyomia Tyus
The first person to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100-meter dash.
Fannie Jean Lyne Black
American golfer and suffragist
Gertrude Schreiner Robinson McIntyre
Seattle tennis champion and Seattle Times sportswriter
Helen Thayer
Helen Thayer was the first woman and oldest person to make a solo journey to the magnetic North Pole. She competed internationally as a world-class discus thrower, and in 1975 became the U.S. National Champion in the ice-sledding sport luge.
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Andrea Mead first competed in the Olympics, at just age 15, in the 1948 Olympics.
Gretchen Fraser
Referred to in newspapers as a “skier-housewife,” Gretchen Fraser placed first in the women’s slalom athte 1948 Olympics, winning a gold medal–the first medal ever for the U.S. in any skiing event.
Dr Cora Johnstone Best
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
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.
Faith Thomas
Indigenous Australian nurse, cricketer and hockey player