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Game Changers: American Women Athletes Who Made History

These pioneering and high-achieving athletes demonstrate that women and girls have the grit and skills to make a mark in the world of sports and strike a blow for women's equality. 

Dara Torres, Swimmer, Los Angeles, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Serena and Venus #2

USA basketball jersey worn by Rebecca Lobo during the 1996 Olympic games

Chris Evert

Wightman Cup blazer worn by Althea Gibson

Race bib worn by Amy Purdy at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games

Annette Kellermann Tobacco Card, No. 34

Competition bathing suit worn by swimmer Victoria King at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics

Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph

23c Distinguished Americans: Wilma Rudolph single

Souvenir program for Wilma Rudolph Day

Alice Marble

Billie Jean King

Leotard worn by Gabby Douglas during her first competitive season

Billie Jean King

Jersey for the Women's Soccer World Cup worn by Briana Scurry

Gussie Moran

Gussie Moran

Kim Engels, Diver, Mission Viejo, California, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Helen Wills Moody

Kelly McCormick, Diver, Los Angeles, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Wendy Wyland, Diver, Mission Viejo, California, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Photograph of Althea Gibson holding a Wimbledon trophy plate

Wendy Wyland, Diver, Mission Viejo, California, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Tiffany Cohen, Swimmer, Pan-American Games, Caracas, Venezuela, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Althea Gibson

Kathy Marino, Kayak, Huntington Beach, California, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Tennis Racquet, used by Althea Gibson

Chromogenic print of Gabby Douglas

Wheaties box inscribed to Carl Lewis by Jackie Joyner-Kersee

T-shirt worn by Special Olympian Loretta Claiborne

Mary Lou Retton

Julianne McNamara, Gymnast, McDonald's Cup, Madison Square Garden, New York City, from the series Shooting for the Gold

Julianne McNamara, Gymnast, McDonald's Cup, Madison Square Garden, New York City, from the series Shooting for the Gold

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