TODAY'S CHOICE FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IS WILMA RUDOLPH, WHO OVERCAME CHILDHOOD POLIO, PNEUMONIA AND SCARLET FEVER TO BECOME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD. SHE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN THREE GOLD MEDALS AT THE 1960 OLYMPICS.
AFTER RETIRING FROM COMPETITION, SHE TOOK ON SEVERAL ENDEAVORS DESCRIBED IN THE GRAPHIC.