Fearless Women
Category: WOMEN
When K.V. Switzer filled out her application to run the Boston Marathon, she wasn't being secretive; that was how Kathrine Switzer signed her name. The first woman to run the Marathon, she had help in fending off the race official who tried to remove her.
By Jill S. Tietjen, ContributorPast President, National Women's Hall of Fame, 2014-12-23