Forgotten Feminist Athletes: Mabel & Kathrine

In this episode Keegan and Madigan talk about lesser known athletic icons figure skater Mabel Fairbanks and long distance runner Kathrine Switzer.

SOURCES:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/oct/08/guardianobituaries https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-20084308/breaking-the-ice-the-mabel-fairbanks-story https://www.ifsmagazine.com/no-color-boundaries-for-mabel-fairbanks/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19450505&id=Tx0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wP0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4076,4647016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Fairbanks
https://kathrineswitzer.com/1967-boston-marathon-the-real-story/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/sports/women-sports-equality.amp.html  https://youtu.be/fOGXvBAmTsY http://www.marathonguide.com/history/olympicmarathons/chapter25.cfm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathrine_Switzer 

Organizations that support minority figure skaters:
https://www.diversifyice.org/ brownbody.org

Find us on social media:

Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist Twitter: @YANFPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist

Music: Lee Rosevere

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices