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Marie Jenkins

Racecar driver Marie Jenkins rose to prominence in 1920s Australia

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.

Fanny Durack

In 1912, Fanny Durack became the first Australian woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

Cathy Freeman

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

Fay Fuller

Fay Fuller was the first known woman to summit Mount Rainier.

Kathy Whitworth

At nineteen she joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. Over the next fifteen years, she received the LPGA Player of the Year Award seven times.

Gertrude Fiske

Painter Gertrude Fiske was a co-founder of the Guild of Boston Artists in 1914 and the Boston Society of Etchers in 1917. She was also the first woman named to the Massachusetts Art Commission, as well as a successful golfer.