Camille du Gast
Daredevil sportswoman, animal rights activist and feminist in Belle Epoque Paris
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Harriot Curtis
National golf champion and skiier who, with her sister, opened the East Boston Dispensary, became a dean at Hampton Institute in Virginia and co-founded the Curtis Cup, the best known team trophy for amateur women golfers.
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.
Candace Cable
In 1992, Candace Cable became the first woman to medal at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. During her career, she competed at nine Paralympics and won 12 medals in track and field, alpine skiing, and Nordic skiing. Cable also won 84 marathons, including six Boston Marathon victories.