Women's History

Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson, pioneer African American tennis player, first black player to play or win at Wimbledon.

Biography of Althea Gibson, tennis pioneer and African American athlete, from Harlem childhood to breaking the color bar in tournament tennis.

Quotes by Althea Gibson, African American tennis pioneer - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.

Althea Gibson picture gallery, showing the tennis great in photos from newspapers and by the photographer Carl Van Vechten.

Timeline of her life, from the official Althea Gibson web site.

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