Chronology
| 1942 | Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 1966 | First woman to run and finish the Boston Marathon |
| 1967-68 | Unofficial first-place female finisher of the Boston Marathon |
| 1969 | Earns B.S. at University of California, Los Angeles. |
| 1978 | Earns law degree at New England School of Law |
| 1979 | Joins Massachusetts Bar |
| 1980 | Publishes 28-pg. booklet To Boston with Love |
| 1983 | Runs Boston Marathon at age 40 |
| 1984 | Designs trophies for first Women's Olympics Marathon trials |
| 1996 | Runs Boston Marathon at age 53 with a time of 6:02:24 |
| 2001 | Runs 6th Boston Marathon as part of The Run for ALS Team 2001 |
Awards and Accomplishments
| 1966 | First woman to run Boston Marathon, finishing in 3:21:40 |
| 1967 | Finishes Boston Marathon in 3:27:17 |
| 1968 | Finishes Boston Marathon in 3:30:00 |
| 1990s | Named to Road Runner's Hall of Fame |
| 1996 | Recognized by YWCA's American Academy of Women Achievers |
| 1996 | Honored at ceremony marking 30th anniversary of Boston win |
To Boston with Love, 1980.
User Comments Add a comment…