Sports & opening doors
Bobbi Gibb
Born 1942
Massachusetts connection
Boston Marathon
In 1966 Gibb became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon. Women could not officially enter then, so she ran without an official entry. Her achievement challenged claims about what women could do. It helped open conversations about fair access to sport.
You can use your device’s reading tools or read with a partner.
Your turn, historian
Find a detail. Build an idea.
- What did this person or group do? Point to a detail in the reading.
- How can sport reveal questions about teamwork and equal opportunity?
- What would you like to find out next? Which kind of source could help?
“Bobbi Gibb mattered because ___. A detail that supports my idea is ___.”
Follow the evidence.
This short reading is an original classroom summary. Open the source with your teacher to check details and learn more.
Read the source: baa.org ↗Ask: Who made this source? What can it tell us? What might it leave out?