Hydna of Scione
Ancient Greek swimmer and diver given credit for contributing to the destruction of the Persian navy in 480 BCE
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Gertrude Bell
Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) was an archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator.
Carolyn Moffatt
Carolyn Moffatt was a pioneering American women’s basketball coach in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Helen Parker
Helen Faye Parker was a legendary high school basketball coach and athletic administrator in Ashdown, Arkansas.
Dr Margaret Downing
Margaret Downing was a pioneer in women’s sports, especially basketball, in Arkansas in the second half of the twentieth century.
Bettye Wallace
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.
Lurlyne Greer Rogers
American basketball player in the 1940s and 1950s
Dr Josephine Flood
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
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.
Dawn Barlow Darter
American golfer