"Florida Women's Heritage Trail"

Exhibits and video displays highlight some of Florida's great women athletes, including Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956), called the "Greatest Woman Athlete of the First Half of the 20th Century" by the Associated Press;

Althea Gibson (1927-present) who broke the color barrier at Wimbledon in 1953 and played tennis in college at Florida A&M University;

Doris Hart, winner of 35 Grand Slam tennis titles;

Betty Skelton Frankman (1926-present), the first woman inducted into the International Aerobatic Hall of Fame and the International Automotive Hall of Fame;

Patty Berg (1918-present), founder and charter member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and its first president (1948-1952);

Tracy Caulkins (1963-present), who as a swimmer won three gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics;

Chris Evert (1954-present), winner of 157 single tennis titles (a record for men and women); and Lyn St. James, "America's top woman race car driver."

Information provided by the Florida Division of Historical Resources