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 First female 4 year scholarship 

I'm not entirely happy with the citation I used. I can find plenty of sources stating she as the first woman to receive a 4 year athletic scholarship at UCLA, but that doesn't establish she was the first in the US. The interview with her states it in passing - I've found no contrary claims, and one other weak support. If anyone finds a more definitive source, please replace the one I added.T "