Get to know the first woman to ever run in the Boston Marathon in this
fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of
biographies about people "you should meet!"
Meet Roberta Gibb. In 1966, Roberta was the first woman ever to run in
the Boston Marathon. When Roberta applied for the event she received a
letter saying women were not physically able to run marathons and
therefore her request was denied. Roberta decided to run anyway, and
told her mom, "This is really going to change things for women." She
disguised her appearance with a blue hooded sweatshirt pulled up over
her head and her brother's Bermuda shorts. Instead of being ridiculed,
when the men running realized she was a woman, they cheered her on as
she became the first woman to ever complete the Boston marathon!
A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects
like history and math, plus exercise and nutrition tips for kids. With
the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never
been so much fun!