Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest American all-around athletes, excelled in baseball, basketball, track & field, and golf. In the 1932 Olympics women could only compete in a max of three individual events - Babe brought home two golds and a silver. After, she turned to professional golf, and won 10 LPGA championships. #BecauseOfHerStory Learn more about Babe, and see a portrait of her mid-golf-swing, in the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution collections: https://s.si.e

US Olympic Javelin Thrower Mary O Andrews shines a light on a fellow Olympian and pioneer who inspired her to “play BIG”: BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS. Babe was one of the most accomplished all-around female athletes of her time, excelling in every sport she tried throughout her lifetime, including baseball, basketball, track and field, and golf. An Olympic gold and silver medalist and championship golfer who was named by ESPN as the 10th Greatest North American Athlete of the 20th Century, Babe’s st