(Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph

by Maureen M. Smith and Rita Liberti

Book Overview

Wilma Rudolph was born black in Jim Crow Tennessee. The twentieth of 22 children, she spent most of her childhood in bed suffering from whooping cough, scarlet fever, and pneumonia. She lost the use of her left leg due to polio and wore leg braces. With dedication and hard work, she became a gifted runner, earning a track and field scholarship to Tennessee State. In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081563384X
• ISBN13: 9780815633846
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"