Kathrine Switzer

Kathrine Switzer

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. [ [http://www.katherineswitzer.com/life.html "The Real Story of Kathrine Switzer's 1967 Boston Marathon-Life is For Participating"] ]

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* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1141740 Marathon Women] - "Morning Edition", NPR (April 15, 2002)
* [http://www.katherineswitzer.com/index.html Kathrine Switzer website]


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