Ladies first: women athletes who made a difference

Introduction

Gertrude Ederle, "against all odds"

Babe Didrikson Zaharias, "The Other Babe"

Susan Butcher, "The Magnificent Musher"

Julie Krone, "The Horse Whisperer"

Shirley Muldowney, "driving into history"

Billie Jean King, "serving one up for women's rights"

Wilma Rudolph, "The Clarksville Comet"

Joan Benoit Samuelson, "Marathon Woman"

Sonya Henie, "The Ice Queen"

Althea Gibson, "The Jackie Robinson of Tennis"

Nadia Comaneci, "The Perfect Gymnast"

Manon Rheaume, "Manon the Warrior"

All American redheads "a team of their own"

Conclusion.