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This extra credit project may be done and submitted anytime throughout
the course of the grading period.


List of Women in Sports

*Click on an athlete to learn more about her

Michelle Akers Tenley Albright Evelyn Ashford Polina Astakhova
Jennifer Azzi Shirley Babashoff Oksana Baiul Joan Benoit-Samuelson Cheryl Haworth
Fanny Blankers-Koen Valerie Brisco-Hooks Jacqueline Cochran Nadia Comaneci Diana Taurasi
Donna DeVarona Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Teresa Edwards Gail Devers Dominique Dawes
Gertrude Ederle Janet Evans Chris Evert Lisa Fernandez Holly McPeak
Dawn Fraser Wilma Glodean-Rudolph Steffi Graf Florence Griffth-Joyner Jennifer Rodriguez
Jennifer Gutierrez Mia Hamm doc_2 Martina Hingis Nancy Hogshead Kim Oden
Marion Jones Jackie Joyner-Kersee Nancy Kerrigan Billie-Jean King Mary Riddell
Julie Krone Michelle Kwan Nancy Lieberman-Cline Tara Lipinski Sharon Monplaisir
Iva Majoli Cheryl Miller Martina Navratilova Mary Lou Retton Tamika Catchings
Aileen Riggin Mimi Smith Picabo Street Pat Summitt Tori Allen
Lyudmila Tourischeva Naomi Uemura Tara Van Derveer Amy Van Dyken  
Venus Williams Helen Wills Bonnie Blair Chris Von Saltza  
Sheryl Swoops Dot Richardson Nancy Lopez Olga Korbut  
Chamique Holdsclaw Janet Gutherie Peggy Fleming Anne Donovan  
Dominique Dawes Tracy Austin      
         
         
         


The requirements for 3rd-5th graders are as follows:
a one-page essay on one of the women listed below; accompanied by the original article, fax, computer copy, or photocopy of the book pages; a reference page or bibliography; title page including name, student number, grade, class, and homeroom teacher's name; word processed; single-spaced; and in American Standard English.

The requirements for Kindergartener-2nd grade are as follows:
draw a picture of the woman in history chosen, while she is participating in her sport; write descriptive sentences or paragraphs about her; be able to describe her, orally, to either the class or the teacher; provide a bibliography with the "report"; and include a title page with name, student number, grade, class, and homeroom teacher's name.


For any further questions, please contact your teacher.