Sports & opening doors
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Massachusetts connection
Boston Marathon
Switzer received an official Boston Marathon number in 1967 after entering as K. V. Switzer. She completed the race despite an attempt to remove her. Her story is different from Bobbi Gibb’s 1966 run. Comparing the two helps us use the word “first” carefully.
You can use your device’s reading tools or read with a partner.
Your turn, historian
Find a detail. Build an idea.
- What did this person or group do? Point to a detail in the reading.
- How can sport reveal questions about teamwork and equal opportunity?
- What would you like to find out next? Which kind of source could help?
“Kathrine Switzer mattered because ___. A detail that supports my idea is ___.”
Follow the evidence.
This short reading is an original classroom summary. Open the source with your teacher to check details and learn more.
Read the source: baa.org ↗Ask: Who made this source? What can it tell us? What might it leave out?