44: The Indomitable Wilma Rudolph

Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss one of the most amazing women athletes of all time, Wilma Rudolph. Growing up in the Jim Crow south, Wilma, with the support of her loved ones, overcame a debilitating disability to become a triple gold medalist.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:   (Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph by Rita Liberti and Maureen M. Smith (2015)   “Rudolph, Wilma Glodean (1940- )”. Famous American Women A Biographical Dictionary from Colonial Times to the Present. (1980). Edited by Robert McHenry. G. & C. Merriam Company, Publishers (Merriam-Webster Inc.)   https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/wilma-rudolph   http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/11/newsid_3554000/3554568.stm   “50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph’s triple gold in 1960” by Rob Bagchi. The Guardian, Jun. 1 2012 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jun/01/50-stunning-olympic-moments-wilma-rudolph   “Leaders of Afro-American Nashville. Wilma Rudolph and the TSU Tigerbelles” by Bobby L. Lovett (1997) https://www.tnstate.edu/library/documents/Rudolph.pdf   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Rudolph   https://www.cdc.gov/polio/what-is-polio/index.htm   https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws  Sound Credits:  GregorQuendel Attribution 4.0  snapssound  Kyster Attribution 4.0