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Marathon woman : running the race to revolutionize women's sports / Kathrine Switzer.

Title:

Marathon woman :

Author:

Switzer, Kathrine.

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

vii, 418 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First Carroll & Graf edition

ISBN:

9780786719679

Production / Publication Information:

New York : Carroll & Graf ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2007.

General Note:

"A memoir"--Jacket.

Includes index.

Language:

English

Personal Subject:

Switzer, Kathrine

Subject Term:

Women runners -- Biography.

Marathon running

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Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library	BIOGRAPHY SWITZER, KA.	31330006018216	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Lowell - Pollard Memorial Library	B SWITZER, K.	31481004197252	Searching... Unknown

Katherine Switzer ran the Boston Marathon in 1967 where she was attacked by one of the event's directors who wanted to eject her from the all-male race. She fought off the director and finished the race. From the childhood events that inspired her to winning the New York City Marathon in 1974, this liberally illustrated book details the struggles and achievements of a pioneering women in sports.

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