Bridget Pettis’ Journey from the Basketball Court to Growing a Healthier Community “You cannot fail if you don’t want to. You can’t. Make sure you use your talent.” ~ Bridget Pettis In the hot Arizona sun, I met Bridget Pettis as we walked between the plowed dirt rows of vegetables. She is quietly confident, speaks with measured words and her non-judgmental presence immediately puts people at ease. As a backyard grower I was impressed with the robust tomatoes, towering su

Read how two women have seen the world from the vantage point of a bicycle seat. We hope that our experiences inspire you to embark on your own adventure! Bicycle touring is my favorite way to see new lands and I have one family to thank for introducing me to the world of two-wheel travel; the Happs. Barbara Happ is now 76 and she continues ​to tour with her husband, Norman. Barb started touring at age 32 when her husband’s family planned a tour around the Finger Lakes in Ne

The first official Winter Olympics happened 30 years after the start of the modern Olympic Games. In 1924, the winter games were born in Chamonix, France though they weren’t initially recognized as the Olympics; the competition was known as the “International Winter Sports Week” even though the games were organized by the International Olympic Committee. From 16 countries came 258 competitors, of which 13 were women. For comparison, in 2014, there were over 2,800 athletes fr

1964 Olympics - Tokyo, Japan The images in this post are all from vintage trading cards. The 1964 games were marked by several firsts: they were the first telecast, meaning they didn’t have to fly the film internationally before it was shown on TV, and they were the first to not use a cinder track. The Tokyo games were also the last Olympics to use the hand-held stopwatch as the official time (which is why the times below are in tenths and not hundreths). Women made up 13%

1952 Olympics, Helsinki Finland Russia returns to the Olympics but this time as the Soviet Union. The People’s Republic of China (PRC), with one athlete, also made its country’s debut. After 1952, the PRC didn’t return to the Olympics until 1984. Overall, women made up 10.4% of all athletes, despite adding several sporting opportunities for women. Equestrian - For one, Equestrian made its Olympic debut. Lis Hartel (Den) won gold. Like Wilma Rudolf, Hartel had been stricke

The first Olympics that women could complete in in the modern era were held in the year 1900 in Paris, France. Twenty two women competed in two events (constituting 2% of all participants). This Olympics had humble beginnings. They did not have Opening or Closing ceremonies and they also did not give out medals, issuing bowls and mugs to the winners instead. The two sports that women competed in were tennis and golf. There were a few others that they competed in with men but