Athletes: Baroness Masham

Womanica

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History, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Baroness Masham (1935-2023) was a paralympic athlete who competed in three Paralympic games, and won two gold medals. She founded the Spinal Injuries Association and served for 53 years as an independent member of the House of Lords. She was praised for her advocacy and volunteer work with disability rights.

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0:00.0	Back in 96,
0:03.0	in 96, Atlanta was booming with excitement
0:05.0	around hosting the Centennial Olympic Games.
0:08.0	And then, a deranged zealot, willing to kill for a cause,
0:12.0	lit a fuse that would change my life and so many others,
0:15.8	forever, rippling out for generations.
0:21.3	Listen to Flashpoint on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your
0:26.0	podcasts.
0:27.0	Hello from Wonder Media Network. I'm Jenny Kaplan and this is Womannaca.
0:38.0	This month we're celebrating women who performed physical and mental feats in sports.
0:44.4	They overcame societal barriers, personal struggles, and fierce competition to pursue their dreams of glory.
0:48.1	We're talking about athletes. Today we're talking about a Paralympic athlete who is a two-time
0:54.7	gold medalist and founder of the Spinal Injuries Association. She served for more
0:59.7	than half a century in the House of Lords advocating for disability rights.
1:05.0	Please welcome Baroness Massam.
1:09.0	Baroness Massam was born Susan Sinclair in 1935 in northeast Scotland.
1:14.8	Her father was a baronet, a hereditary title
1:17.4	awarded by the British Crown.
1:19.4	It was later passed on to Susan.
1:22.1	From an early age, Susan was a very active kid. She was an avid
1:25.7	horse rider and table tennis player. But in 1958, she suffered an accident that
1:30.6	shifted her athletic journey.
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