Wilma Rudolph was told by one doctor that she'd never walk again. Polio, double pneumonia and scarlet fever were to blame. So, Wilma Rudolph became the "fastest woman in the world." “My mother told me ...

After overcoming polio and scarlet fever in childhood, she became an unbeaten sprinter despite her doctor’s prediction that she would never walk again. As one of 22 children, she was constantly ...

Wilma Rudolph, a Clarksville native, overcame childhood illnesses and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics (1960 Rome). Rudolph was a civil rights activist, ...