To Boston With Love - Paperback
by Bobbi Gibb (Author)
In "To Boston With Love", Bobbi Gibb tells the story of how in 1966 she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, challenging the prevalent prejudices and misconceptions about women's athletic capabilities. It includes illustrations drawn by Gibb herself. This 50th anniversary edition includes an all-new introduction by the author. Sales support the Bobbi Gibb Marathon Sculpture Project to honor all the women who have followed Bobbi's footsteps and run the Boston Marathon.
In 1966, Roberta "Bobbi" Gibb became the first woman ever to complete the Boston Marathon. She is recognized by the Boston Athletic Association as the pre-sanctioned era women's winner in 1966, 1967, and 1968. Bobbi is an exciting contemporary artist who creates bronze sculptures of the human form in action and portrait busts; vividly colored murals; and subtle, impressionistic landscapes, which reflect her deep love of both humanity and nature. Bobbi has also worked as a lawyer and as an associate at the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Laboratory.
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