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Kathrine Switzer Papers ##

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/s/switzer_k.htm

Awards, papers, etc from the American marathon runner

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Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Switzer, Kathrine

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Kathrine Switzer was a pioneer for women's distance running. Born in 1947, Switzer received her BA and MS from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications (1968). In 1967 she was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon wearing an official race number (attempts by race officials to physically remove her from the race were thwarted by her supporters). Soon after that, she created and served as director of the Avon Running Program, a 26 race, 16 countr...

Boston Marathon

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