tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post7324824903314859395..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: Wilma Rudolph, the UnstoppableUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-77730609895282506332018-06-15T11:43:06.598-04:002018-06-15T11:43:06.598-04:00I am old enough to have seen Wilma Rudolph run in ...I am old enough to have seen Wilma Rudolph run in races. She was terrific, and it was a time when women were just really beginning to be considered athletes. Wilma Rudolph's would be the picture you would find if you looked in the dictionary under super women athletes.<br /><br />And as wonderful as she was on the athletic field, she was so much more everywhere else.<br /><br />Thanks for this reminder of a heroine. Annette Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-54387476336680750662018-06-15T03:35:05.187-04:002018-06-15T03:35:05.187-04:00I went to see a lot of swimming, diving and waterp...I went to see a lot of swimming, diving and waterpolo events at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. And loved it all. But successful young women were attracting a lot of attention, presumably because men got all the attention in the past. Wilma Rudolph was terrific.<br /><br />What a terrible way for a young woman to die :(Helshttp://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.com