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Wilma Glodean Rudolph
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee to Ed and Blanche Rudolph. Wilma’s parents were hard-working, honest stock, however with the impact of the Great Depression still affecting millions of Americans they were very poor. Ed worked as a railroad porter and Blanche as a housekeeper to wealthy white families. Born premature and sickly as a child, Rudolph had problems with her left leg and had to wear a brace. It was with great determination and with the help of physical therapy that she was able to overcome her physical disabilities. Education At first, Wilma was tutored at home by her family because she was crippled. She first began school at the age of seven. There blacks had to pay the same taxes as whites, the schools for black students were usually...