Local Olympian Joan Rosazza

BFL Podcast

Meet Joan Rosazza, local Olympian and subject of the new book One Woman's Olympic Journey by Bill Ryan. Joan and Assistant Library Director Emily discuss how Joan overcame the lack of opportunity for girls to participate in competitive sports and eventually went on to win an Olympic medal at the 1956 Melbourne Games. 

Read more about Joan's experience by requesting the book from your local CLAMS library:

https://encore.clamsnet.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2214415?lang=eng

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