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SPEAKER_03: and this is Encyclopedia Wamanica. Today's Olympian has largely been left out of the history books, despite being the first African-American woman to compete in the Olympics. Let's talk about Tidy Pickett. Tidy Pickett was born in 1914 in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. Her family lived across the street from Washington Park, where local foot races were often held. Tidy's talent and speed were evident. She caught the eye of city officials, who recruited her for the Chicago Park District track team. Tidy's first big break came after competing in a Chicago Armory event. John Brooks, who at the time was a University of Chicago athlete and one of the country's best long jumpers, asked Tidy's parents if he could coach her. He promised a shot at the Olympics, and in 1932, he made good on that promise. By the time she reached high school, Tidy was one of the fastest women in the United States. In 1932, she was selected to be a member of the Olympic 4x100 relay pool. The final racers would be selected at the Games, which were being held in Los Angeles. Along with Louise Stokes, Tidy was one of two African-American women picked for the Olympic track and field team. She was just 17 years old. Louise was 18. The two were subjected to a myriad of racist attacks and policies. On the train to LA, Louise and Tidy were put in a separate room near the service area. They ate meals alone rather than with the rest of the delegation in the banquet hall. At one point, their teammate Mildred Babe Dedrickson, who we profiled on the show last year, threw a pitcher of ice water onto Louise and Tidy while they were asleep in their bunk. When they made it to LA, the mistreatment continued. Louise and Tidy practiced with their teammates during the day, but at night, they were stuck in the dorms as the rest of the runners gathered in the whites-only dining hall. The most painful moment came when Louise and Tidy were replaced in the relay by two white women, both of whom had slower times than Louise and Tidy. The teens spent the Games watching from the stands as the all-white team won the gold medal. Four years later, in 1936, both Tidy and Louise tried qualifying once again for the Olympic track team. While the qualifying trials yielded a frustrating performance for Louise, Tidy shined. She'd recently set an unofficial world record during a Chicago Park District track meet, opening the 400-meter relay race with the 48.6-second time. At the Olympic trials, she came in second in the 80-meter hurdles, which automatically qualified her for the actual event. When Tidy stepped onto the track in Berlin, she was, at 21 years old, the first African-American woman to compete in the Olympic Games. Tidy ultimately made it to the semifinals in the 80-meter hurdles. While training for the event, she developed something of a bad habit, letting her trailing foot graze the hurdle. In the U.S., this wasn't much of an issue. Runners weren't penalized for knocking down hurdles. But at the Olympic level, the hurdles remain upright if hit, as they're attached to the track. In her final race, Tidy hit the second hurdle and broke her foot. She couldn't finish. That would be the last time she raced on an international stage. The 1940 and 1944 Olympics were canceled because of World War II. Tidy returned to life in Chicago. She became a teacher and served as principal of a Chicago Heights elementary school for 23 years. When she retired in 1980, they renamed the school after her. Tidy died in Chicago Heights in 1986. There are many reasons why Tidy's story was untold for so many years. She was young and a woman and didn't come from a pedigreed track program. She didn't win a medal. But Tidy's intense perseverance, despite mistreatment from her own teammates, led her to break what had seemed at the time like an impossible barrier. All month, we're talking about Olympians. For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check out our newsletter, Wamanica Weekly. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Encyclopaedia Wamanica. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. As always, we'll be taking a break for the weekend. Talk to you on Monday. Before you go, I wanna tell you about another show I think you'll like. Push Black, the largest nonprofit black media outlet in America, has a podcast, Black History Year. Host Jay connects listeners to the stories, thinkers and activists left out of mainstream conversations and politics. The things that happened in history still affect us today and the actions taken today will go down in history. Jay and expert guests dive into a range of topics including the systemic silencing of black women, black art as a means of liberation, the prison industrial complex and more. Black History Year is available wherever you get your podcasts. Check it out.
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