Kathrine Switzer
About Kathrine Switzer
Speaking videos
Media coverage
The Boston Marathon Has Been Breaking Gender Barriers Since 1966
... you can do anything you put your mind to; that mind always conquers matter. This is especially the case for female runners Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer....
There was a time a woman conquering the Boston Marathon was ...
Long-distance running of any kind was considered unsuited to the delicate second sex, but Kathrine Switzer changed all that.
Female runners took long, hard road to the Boston Marathon ...
Then, in 1967, a Syracuse University journalism student, Kathrine Switzer, entered the Boston Marathon despite the ban on women runners. Just past mile four ...
Kathrine Switzer, history-making heroine of 1967 Boston Marathon ...
These 1967 photos show Kathrine Switzer being attacked by an official while trying to run the Boston Marathon. They had a profound impact when they were ...
Books by Kathrine Switzer
“As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics” (2010)
“Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports” (2009)
“26.2: Marathon Stories” (2006)
“Running and Walking for Women Over 40 : The Road to Sanity and Vanity” (1998)
At a glanceKathrine Switzer
Recommended offer:
Get a custom quote for your event:
Get StartedBrowse Similar Speakers
Speaker Search is a marketplace of speakers designed for talent buyers. We do not represent or manage speakers; instead, we provide event planners with the most comprehensive resource to discover and book the right talent.