| LC control no. | n 2017024728 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gibb, Roberta Louise, 1942- |
| Variant(s) | Gibb, Bobbi, 1942- |
| Associated country | San Diego (Calif.) Boston (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 1942-11-02 |
| Place of birth | Cambridge (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Marathon running Law Art |
| Affiliation | University of California, San Diego New England School of Law |
| Profession or occupation | Runners (Sports) Lawyers Artists Scientists |
| Found in | Girl running, 2017: dataview (Bobbi Gibb the first woman to run the Boston Marathon) Wikipedia, viewed May 1, 2017 (Roberta Louise "Bobbi" Gibb (born November 2, 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon (1966).)) Not playing by the rules, 2020: page [19] (Bobbi Gibb, marathon running ; b. November 2, 1942) Wikipedia web site, April 9, 2021: (Bobbi Gibb ; Roberta Louise "Bobbi" Gibb (born November 2, 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon (1966). Gibb received her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from the University of California, San Diego in 1969, fulfilling the pre-medical requirements, with a major in philosophy and a minor in mathematics. In 1974, Gibb entered the New England School of Law, receiving her Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1978. She worked as a legislative aide in the Massachusetts State Legislature, studied natural systems, and pursued her interest in sculpture and painting. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1978. While raising her family, she practiced law, specializing in real and intellectual property. She worked, for part of that time, in patent law with Jerry Cohen, Esq. She pursues a career in art and writes on a wide range of topics including economics, spirituality, the nature of natural systems, and the phenomenon of subjective experience. Recently she joined the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Laboratory as an associate working to find the causes of and cures for neurodegenerative diseases, specifically amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She divides her time between San Diego and Boston.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Gibb> |
| Associated language | eng |
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