A Mexican American woman rose to a high-ranking elected seat in an organization that pushed for the empowerment of all Latinos. But she found that even she was not safe from discrimination against ...

Women's hockey first sought inclusion in the Olympic Games in the 1930s. Had the sport broke that barrier, the near 80-year quest for professionalism in the sport may have been accelerated. Instead, ...

In 1932, stunt pilot Bettie Lund watched her husband and flying partner, Freddie, crash to his death. Barely over the initial shock, she took a telephone call from the manager of the Charlotte, N.C., ...

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures Records includes the following ...

Without Irene Wall's leadership as long time president of the Quebec Ladies Amateur Hockey Association and Montreal City and District Ladies' Hockey League through the 1920s and 1930s, women's hockey ...