She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game
Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger, 2021
CALL NO...: 11-BOO
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A browsable illustrated collection of American women Olympians that includes disabled athletes Wilma Rudolph, who survived childhood polio, and Jean Driscoll, a wheelchair racer born with spina bifida who won the Boston Marathon seven times. A gentle introduction for young readers to athletes who changed their sports. Part of the She Persisted series.
Young ReadersDisability History
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Available at most public libraries and from Philomel Books.