Biblography

Primary Sources

Hardy, Olivia. "The Tornado Wilma Rudolph: Polio, Scarlet Fever and four Olympic Medals." Hands Free Computing, 20 June 2018, www.hands-free.co.uk/tornado-wilma-rudolph-polio-scarlet-fever-four-olympic-medals/. Accessed 2 Jan. 2020. This source helped me figure out why Wilma was such an inspiration and I figured out more about what she went through in her early childhood. This helped me find what she did so well and all the determination she had to overcome this big of a barrier, it also helped me find a way that she overcame many barriers in her life and this was one.

Interview. 4 Dec. 2019. This was the first interview that I was very nervous and didn't get all the information that I wanted to, but I'm still in contact with him. I have actually got mailed a few pan flits that is going to help me get more in-depth information form where she grew up, and what kind of impact she had on her hometown.

Interview. Conducted by Gwen, 29 Nov. 2019. This was the same interview as Bob but they both gave me great feedback and I love how they really cared about my project. This was an outstanding primary source. They really helped in prove my project because they sent me in the right direction to get more primary sources.

Interview. Conducted by Yolanda Eldridge, 11 Dec. 2019. This was a very near and dear person to Clarksville, she works in the events center in Clarksville and has the scoop on everything going on. She went to high school with Wilma and she gave me some information that no one else would know like Wilma was not a shy person.

Interview. 16 Feb. 2019. This was a very interesting interview because she grew up with Wilma as an Aunt. This was a very wonderful primary source that is really going to help my project get a whole different, very important viewpoint.

Interview. Conducted by Group Info, 8 Dec. 2019. I have emailed this email so it's just a group email and there was no name-giving but info@cutomshousesmusuems.org. This was one of the last sources that just gave me not really information but they directed me in the right way.

Sue. "Wilma's Events Center." Wilma's Events Center, 9 Dec. 2019, Wilma's Events Center. Speech. This is a very interesting and different primary source that I used. I didn't really get any key information from this organization more as they sent me in the right direction to keep getting more information but it was still helpful.

"U.S Olympics Win 5 Gold Medals to Equal Russia's Total of 21." The Suns of Sports, 1960, p. 19. This is another primary source example, I liked how it was an article in the newspaper from a different State from where my group will be and where the Olympics took place. This shows the woman was not only I feel people I don't want her to affect in the whole world in a positive way she showed my thesis.

"Wilma Rudolph." Pride Publish, www.pridepublishinggroup.com/pride/2019/06/27/tsu-remembers-famed-alum-most-iconic-female-track-and-field-star-wilma-rudolph/. Accessed 21 Jan. 2020. This is a primary source that is a picture of Wilma and her Olympic running team. It helps me get to see a different perspective to see what it really like when Wilma was growing up.

"Wilma Rudolph Battling Cancer." Chicago Tribune, p. 2. This is the primary source to give me a different perspective on another barrier of severe brain cancer that women had to overcome. This shows that Wilma was very positive and that her niece that I had an interview with was very kind and said that whenever Wilma walk in the room I know it brightened up this help me by giving me a primary example that showed Wilma's life and how positive she was.

"Wilma Rudolph, Star of the 1960 Olympics, Dies at 54." The New York TImes, 13 Nov. 1994. This is an example of a primary source, and it shows me another perspective about what it was like when Wilma died. This source helped me figure out how people felt when their American hero died. This showed that she was very knowledgeable and everybody liked her positive mental state not many athletes have this. That's what makes your spell so special and all of the barriers that she had to overcome is another part of her fantastic life this really shows how people can set one of their goals and get it accomplished.

"Wilma Rudolph- the First American Woman to Win 3 Gold Medals in One Single Olympics." Biography, YouTube, 2019, m.youtube.com/watch?v=BYQXYVwa4YE&t=94s. Accessed 20 Nov. 2019. This is another example of a primary source of what it was like around her childhood, this was about her winning three gold medals and what it was like for the community at this time. This helps me get a better understanding of what it was like when I won the gold medals disconnected many dots with my interviews and it really helps me wrap up my research. It showed that Wilma pushed herself to do her best and her determination and all of her work paid off.

"Wilma Rudolph Ward Wins Dash in Oslo." Chicago Daily Tribune, 29 Aug. 1962. This source was a primary source and showed what it was like growing up in her childhood. This helped me compare and contrast the differences from her childhood to mine. It gave me a primary source of what her childhood was like.

Secondary Sources

Anderson, Jennifer Joline. Wilma Rudolph: Track and Field Inspiration. Edina, ABDO Publishing Company, 2011. This was one of the first sources that I used and it gave me all the background information that helped me learn more about Wilma. It did not only get me information on my broad information but also my narrow topic. This helped me look at the spots I need to look more into like her lifestyle at home.

Horner, Martina S. Wilma Rudolph Champion Athlete. Martina S. Horner. This was another book that helped me get another perspective of what others see her as. I like finding different perspectives because everyone looks at things differently and it would really help me to know what others think. It would get me to grow my knowledge about her.

"How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman." Outside, 14 Oct. 2019, www.outsideonline.com/2317131/wilma-rudolph-worlds-fastest-woman. Accessed 20 Nov. 2019. This is another secondary source that let me see the viewpoints of others. I noticed that others really pay attention to that she had a very rough childhood and overcame such a big barrier and became the best version of herself that she could become.

LoRé, Michael, editor. "Olympic Heroes: Wilma Rudolph Beats Polio, and Beats the World." Culture Trip, 30 Aug. 2016, theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/olympic-heroes-wilma-rudolph-beats-polio-and-beats-the-world/. Accessed 11 Nov. 2019. This webpage was a good secondary source because it really helped my project get the information on what is the background information and how I used it. This is from New York so it is another different standpoint that is very interesting to see.

M.B. Roberts. "Rudolph Ran and World Went Wild." ESPN, www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016444.html. Accessed 6 Jan. 2020. It was a very helpful primary source that helped me see the impact that she made on others. It is going to help me from the standpoint of my impact p[age and how she who and what was the result of her impacting them.

Thompson, Stephen. "Wilma Rudolph: An American Hero's Lasting Example of Triumph under Pressure." Bleacher Report, 15 May 2012, bleacherreport.com/articles/1184813-american-hero-wilma-rudolph-a-lasting-example-of-triumph-under-pressure. Accessed 11 Nov. 2019. This was another secondary source, it does not only show me that Wilma had the determination to go through her childhood. But she also had a tragedy that she had to go through, Wilma I was an American hero and everyone supported her. She came from a life of everybody making fun of her to everybody acknowledging and cheering for her.

"Wilma Rudolph." National Women's Hall of Fame, 2019, www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/wilma-rudolph/. Accessed 20 Nov. 2019. This is an example of a secondary source that shows how Wilma was a life inspired loved one. She is the only one in 1960 that entered which shows a lot. Wilma did not only run and get regal metal her 1960 Olympics but her childhood was rough that's what makes her so popular.

"Wilma Rudolph." Team USA, 2019, www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/Wilma-Rudolph. Accessed 20 Nov. 2019. This is another example of a second dairy sore, but this was feedback from her Olympic team which showed a very interesting perspective on her life. I want to recognize the way that Wilma was around friends which is very different when she's around most other people, so this gives me a very wide perspective of what people thought about her.

"Wilma Rudolph Beats Polio to Become Olympics Champion." YouTube, m.youtube.com/watch?v=BYQXYVwa4YE&t=94s. Accessed 20 Nov. 2019. This is an example and a secondary source, this is just another article talking about all the determination she had to overcome all of the barriers that were in front of her. This helps me by showing how Wilma was helping others and just being a great person. I love Wilma's attitude and how she was so positive.

"Wilma Rudolph Life Timeline." Timetoast, 4 Apr. 2020, www.timetoast.com/timelines/wilma-rudolph-s-life. Accessed 20 Jan. 2020. This is a secondary source that helped me with the timeline portion of my project. It provides a picture and information about the picture which will advance my project to the next level. I used this towards the end of my project to rap up all fo the information that I learned about Wilma.

Wilma Rudolph, Star of the 1960s Olympics, Dies at 54. 13 Nov. 1994, www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/obituaries/wilma-rudolph-star-of-the-1960-olympics-dies-at-54.html. Accessed 11 Nov. 2019. This is an example of a Nother secondary source, this was about how well mom died of brain cancer and what everybody's reaction word. I also talked to my grandma and she said she didn't remember so everyone but most people. This helped me learn how one person can change the world.

Tertiary Sources

"Clarksville." Britannica School, Encyclopedia Britannica, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Clarksville/24231. Accessed 15 Nov. 2019. This Source was very informative because it gave me a lot of information on more of my narrow topic and what it was like growing up in Clarksville. This leads me to not to many other assumptions that helped me grow my knowledge on Wilma and the little town that she grew up in.

"Tennessee State University." Britannica School, Encyclopedia Britannica, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Tennessee-State-University/2322. Accessed 15 Nov. 2019. I used this as a secondary source to learn more background information about Wilma. This was about her college that she attended and I figured out what it was like going to that college, it was the best at the time for running. This was also an expensive college wherein Wilma went but her family wasn't rich, she put all of her work and got a scholarship out of it too, Big people come out of towns.

"Wilma Rudolph Battling Cancer." Britannica School, Encyclopedia Britannica, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Wilma-Rudolph/64365. Accessed 15 Nov. 2019. This is another example of a secondary source, it was about how llama was diagnosed with severe brain cancer. This adds another struggle to her life she has Artie overcame enough who would guess that she would get brain cancer as well. This isn't looking good from Wilmer but all she thought was positive I love her mental state and I wish everybody could have that.

"Wilma Rudolph Biography." The Biography.com Website, 15 Apr. 2019, www.biography.com/athlete/wilma-rudolph. Accessed 11 Nov. 2019. This is another example of a secondary source, this shows how Wilma was not just an athlete but choose a great person and this is a wonderful key characteristic that most athletes don't have very many self-centered. Help to me that he gave me more information on Wilma Rudolph and not just her athletic career it help me understand I will mow was not just involved in running but she was also involved in being a great person and being helpful to others. The Wilma Rudolph foundation is a great example.

"Wilma Rudolph Biography." Encyclopedia of the world biography, www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rudolph-Wilma.html. Accessed 11 Nov. 2019. This is an example of a secondary source, this is one of the first sources that I used and you gave me a lot of background information. This helped me learn about Wilma and what it was like growing up with her. And not only that but the lifestyle she had a life.