Mary Heath
Irish athlete and aviator
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Phoebe Blair-White
Irish tennis player
Philomena Garvey
Irish golfer
Joan Horan
Irish paralympian
Joan O’Reilly
Irish hockey player, athlete and sports administrator
C Z Guest
Socialite, horsewoman and fashion designer
Lena Rice
Irish tennis player
Althea Gibson
Pioneering African American tennis player and golfer who broke through racial barriers in both sports during a time when opportunities for Black athletes were severely limited.
Gertrude Ederle
Olympic champion, world record holder and the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Wilma Briggs
Left-fielder played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) during the 1940s and 1950s.