The Life of Helen Stephens Richard G. Frank A Degreesland Islands

A Degreesland Islands

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The Life of Helen Stephens Richard G. Frank A Degreesland IslandsA teenaged Helen Stephens stunned the crowd at the 1936 Berlin Olympics when she emerged from obscurity to run the 100 meters in 11. 5 seconds, setting a world record that wouldn't be beat for twenty four years. But her career or her notoriety didn't peak there. She sued Look magazine for insinuating she was a man and won. She was the first woman to own and manage a basketball team and went on to actively participate in the sporting world as a coach,