She Was The First American Woman To Ever Win An Olympic Event, And She Didn’t Even Know She Had Done It

Because women were technically unable to “officially” be admitted into the Olympic games until later, Margaret and the press believed that she didn’t compete in the Olympics but in a tournament for the Paris Exposition instead.

Still unaware of her Olympic win, Margaret won one more Paris golf championship before she returned to America in 1902 and married her husband, Finley Peter Dunne.

They had four children, and she continued playing golf for her enjoyment. She died at 76 in June 1955 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Her story of being an Olympic champion went unknown until the 1980s when Professor Paula Welch from the University of Florida found old newspaper articles about Margaret and conducted research on her life.

She informed one of her children, Philip, about his mother’s success.

It’s so great to hear that Margaret has now received the recognition she deserved, although it’s a shame she didn’t get to relish in her historical milestone while she was still here.

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