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Margaret Abbott

September 5, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Margaret Abbott

The First American Woman to Win an Olympic Event

In 1900, Abbott made history as the first woman to come first place in an Olympic event. The rub? She didn't know it--and for decades, neither did anyone else.

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