Fifty years ago, Roberta ‘Bobbi’ Gibb defied social norms when, with a hoodie over her head, she rose from her hiding spot in Hopkinton and ran 26.2 miles into history.
April 19 marks the 50th anniversary of Bobbi Gibb, Women's Running Magazine's May cover runner, becoming the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon. Mother’s Day May issue, on newsstands April 12.
A group of Hopkinton residents, with the support of the 26.2 Foundation and UniBank, have joined forces to sponsor an event to help raise funds for the Bobbi Gibb Marathon Sculpture Project.
What was the world like in 1966? The Beatles were on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the Celtics were NBA Champions and women were prohibited from running the Boston Marathon.
