Bobbi Gibb and David Ortiz at Red Sox Hall of Fame induction for David Ortiz at Fenway Park on July 26, 2022.
The New York Times - Roberta Gibb broke barriers in the Boston Marathon. Now there’s a statue of her feat.
Oct. 11, 2021
By Alexandra E. Petri
“In 1966, Roberta Gibb became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon at a time when women were prohibited from doing so because they were considered “physiologically incapable.”
Now, more than 55 years later, Gibb has broken another gender barrier by becoming the race’s first woman to be featured as a sculpture and placed along the Boston Marathon route.
Last week, “The Girl Who Ran” was unveiled by the 26.2 Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes marathoning, and installed in downtown Hopkinton, Mass., where the race begins.” Continue Reading
Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb becomes the first woman to complete the Boston marathon in 1966. Photo Credit: Fred Kaplan/Sports Illustrated, via Getty Images
MetroWest Daily News - 'It's alive:' Statue unveiled of Bobbi Gibb, first woman to run Boston Marathon
Oct 7, 2021
by Tim Dumas
“HOPKINTON — After all the champions spoke before her, Mary Jo LaFreniere came up with the winning words.
“Welcome to Hopkinton!” the Select Board member exclaimed.
A greeting that was not forthcoming more than half a century ago.
Roberta "Bobbi" Gibb did not need to hide in the bushes on this night. The spotlight kept her in plain sight.
Gibb is not only the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, she is the race’s first female to have a sculpture created in her honor, adding to the town’s iconic figures captured in bronze.
The statue, unveiled Tuesday night in a ceremony attended by a crowd of about 100 people at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, was created by its inspiration: Gibb.” Continue Reading.
