Pherenike (l. c. 388 BCE) was an athlete from Rhodes who, because she was a woman, could not compete in the Olympic Games and, as a married woman, was not allowed to even watch them. Defying these rules and risking the death penalty, she disguised herself as a man to train her son to win.
Ancient Greek swimmer and diver given credit for contributing to the destruction of the Persian navy in 480 BCE
Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) was an archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator.
Helen Faye Parker was a legendary high school basketball coach and athletic administrator in Ashdown, Arkansas.
Margaret Downing was a pioneer in women’s sports, especially basketball, in Arkansas in the second half of the twentieth century.
Bettye Wallace was a long-time coach and athletic administrator who mentored countless women athletes in both tennis and volleyball while also advocating for greater athletic opportunities for women in Arkansas.
American basketball player in the 1940s and 1950s
Carolyn Moffatt was a pioneering American women’s basketball coach in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Josephine Flood was an archaeologist whose research highlighted the role of Bogong moths in the lives of Aboriginal people in southern highlands of New South Wales.
Sue Kidd was an Americanbaseball star who gained local fame for the athletic prowess she displayed while playing on and against all-male baseball teams.