Description
Helen Stephens did not let a little thing like her school’s lack of girls’ sports and coaches stop her from matching the world record for the 50-yard dash when she was only fifteen. At the Olympics, she was only allowed to enter three events because she was a woman, but that didn’t stop her from winning two gold medals. Though a woman had never run a professional basketball team before, that didn’t stop Helen from creating and managing The Helen Stephens Olympic Co-Eds. Nothing could stop the Fulton Flash from achieving her dreams.
This book is included in the nonfiction book series, Notable Missourians, for young readers in grades 4 to 6 about people who contributed to Missouri’s history or culture and who were born or lived in Missouri.
Ebooks are available in pdf format through ebrary and EBSCO.
Study Guide for Helen Stephens: The Fulton Flash [download pdf]