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Great Colorado Women

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Great Colorado Women draws on the historic, scientific, cultural, public policy, education, agriculture, healthcare, and social justice accomplishments of the women in the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Season 2019 Episode 5 | 26m 40s | CC

Babe Zaharias (1911 – 1956) was, and still is, regarded as one of the greatest female athletes of all time. Babe received her nickname in childhood when she hit five home runs in a childhood baseball game. She participated and was proficient in 13 different and unique sports, setting world, national, and/or Olympic records in seven unique sports.

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