Kathrine Switzer
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Kathrine Switzer is the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry. She entered and completed the race in 1967, five years before women were officially allowed to compete in it. She registered under the gender-neutral "K. V. Switzer". It was not done in an attempt to mislead the officials; she had used "K. V. Switzer" for many years to sign the articles she wrote for her college paper. Attempts were made by a race official to remove her from the race, but her boyfriend shoved him aside and sent him flying. The photographs taken of the incident made world headlines.[1]
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[edit] External links
- Marathon Women - Morning Edition, NPR (April 15, 2002)
- Kathrine Switzer website
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