(CNN) A 20-year-old Syracuse University journalism student made history in 1967 by becoming the first woman to officially enter the Boston Marathon. Now, 50 years later, Kathrine Switzer will return to the Boston Marathon starting line wearing the same number an official tried to rip off her clothing in the 1967 race. After all, another woman, Roberta Bingay Gibb, had completed the Boston Marathon the year before without a bib. "No dame ever ran the Boston Marathon!" 'I could not let fear stop me'Switzer used her influence to campaign to get women into the Boston Marathon by 1972.

Source: CNN April 17, 2017 04:18 UTC