"In the 1930s, only white figure skaters were allowed in public ice rinks and to compete for gold medals, but Mabel Fairbanks wouldn't let that stop her. With skates two sizes too big and a heart full of dreams, Mabel beat the odds and broke down color barriers through sheer determination and athletic skill. Mabel became the first African-American woman to be inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame." - publisher
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography, Cross Group, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Activism, Economic Struggle
Settings: New York, Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Tribal Affiliation/Homelands: Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania; Big Cypress; Brighton; Hollywood and Tampa Reservations)
Gender: Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Bi/Multiracial/Mixed Race, Black/African/African American, First/Native Nations/American Indian/Indigenous, White/European American/Caucasian
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Negative, Positive
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary