Aug 4, 2021
Host Rekaya Gibson honors Ruth White, the first African American to win a U.S. Fencing Championship (1969). She was the first American to win a medal at the Junior World Championships. White also became the first African American woman to represent the U.S. in fencing at the Olympics. #KeepItSporty
Mentioned in this episode:
YWCA - https://www.ywca.org
Lajos Csiszar (“The Maestro”), University of Pennsylvania
USA Fencing Hall of Fame - https://www.usafencing.org/hall-of-fame
New York University School of Medicine - https://med.nyu.edu
Sources:
Henneman, K. (2017, February 27). Olympian Ruth White Found Freedom in Fencing. USA Fencing. https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/762992-olympian-ruth-white-found-freedom-in-fencing
MADmen. (2021). Ruth White. Olympedia. http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21020
New York Times. (1972, March 5). Miss White, Fencing Standout, Bidding for an Olympic Berth. The New York Times Archives, Section S, page 28. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/05/archives/miss-white-fencing-standout-bidding-for-an-olympic-berth.html
Nichols, D. (2019, July 1). The Woman in the Center. West Coast Fencing Archive. https://www.westcoastfencingarchive.com/2019/07/01/the-woman-in-the-center/
Wikipedia contributors. (2021, April 16). Ruth White (fencer). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruth_White_(fencer)&oldid=1018099184
Podcast Items of Interest:
Become a Monthly Patron - https://www.patreon.com/BlackGirlsTalkSports
Buy Us a Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/blackgirlstalksports
Join Us the Facebook Group (Women only) @BlackGirlsTalkSports
Download free Android App in the Google Play Store
Podcast Sponsored by Cuisine Noir Magazine - www.cuisinenoirmag.com