Ice breaker : how Mabel Fairbanks changed figure skating
(2019)

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Albert Whitman & Company, 2019
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9780807534977 (electronic bk.) MWT14578180, 0807534978 (electronic bk.) 14578180
LANGUAGE
English
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In the 1930s, only white figure skaters were allowed in public ice rinks and to compete for gold medals, but Mabel Fairbanks wouldn't let that stop her. With skates two sizes too big and a heart full of dreams, Mabel beat the odds and broke down color barriers through sheer determination and athletic skill. Mabel became the first African-American woman to be inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame

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