{"id":45274,"date":"2023-03-24T00:26:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=45274"},"modified":"2023-03-24T00:26:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:56:19","slug":"kitty-oneils-77th-birthday-google-doodle-celebrates-the-77th-birthday-of-kitty-oneil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seminarsonly.com\/news\/kitty-oneils-77th-birthday-google-doodle-celebrates-the-77th-birthday-of-kitty-oneil\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitty O’Neil’s 77th birthday : Google Doodle celebrates the 77th birthday of Kitty O\u2019Neil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kitty O’Neil’s 77th birthday : Google Doodle celebrates the 77th birthday of Kitty O\u2019Neil<\/span><\/h2>\n

Today\u2019s Doodle, illustrated by Washington DC-based, deaf guest artist\u00a0Meeya Tjiang,<\/a>\u00a0celebrates the 77th birthday of Kitty O\u2019Neil, once crowned the \u201cthe fastest woman in the world.\u201d Kitty was a legendary American stunt performer, daredevil, and rocket-powered vehicle driver who was deaf since childhood.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neil was born on this day in 1946 to a Cherokee Native American mother and Irish father in Corpus Christi, Texas. When she was just a few months old, she contracted multiple diseases which led to an intense fever that ultimately left her deaf. She learned various communication modes and adapted for different audiences throughout her life, ultimately preferring speaking and lip reading mostly. O\u2019Neil refused to see her deafness as a roadblock, often referring to it as an asset. She later found a love for diving, but a wrist injury and illness ended her chances of competing. However, she remained committed to fulfill her dream of becoming a professional athlete.<\/p>\n

\"Kitty<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neil began experimenting with high-speed sports like water skiing and motorcycle racing. A true action-lover, she also performed dangerous acts such as falling from daunting heights while set on fire and jumping from helicopters. In the late 70s, she made it onto the big screen as a stunt double for films and TV series including\u00a0The Bionic Woman<\/em>\u00a0(1976),\u00a0Wonder Woman<\/em>\u00a0(1977-1979), and\u00a0The Blues Brothers\u00a0<\/em>(1980). She was the first woman to join Stunts Unlimited, an organization for Hollywood\u2019s top stunt performers.<\/p>\n

In 1976, O\u2019Neil was crowned \u201cthe fastest woman alive\u201d after zooming across the Alvord Desert at 512.76 miles per hour! She drove a rocket-powered car called the Motivator and surpassed the previous women\u2019s land-speed record by almost 200 mph. Once she broke the women\u2019s record by a landslide, it became evident that she could likely beat the men\u2019s mark too. Unfortunately, her sponsors did not allow her to break the overall record as it threatened the status quo \u2014 they wanted to reserve the feat for a male driver. Legal action to fight this failed and O\u2019Neil was never given the opportunity to break the overall record. However, this didn\u2019t hold her back from going on to break records piloting jet-powered boats and rocket dragsters.<\/p>\n

A biopic about O\u2019Neil\u2019s life, titled\u00a0Silent Victory: The Kitty O\u2019Neil Story<\/em>, was released in 1979 and recaps the impressive Alvord Desert feat.<\/p>\n

Thank you for inspiring us all to race towards our dreams, Kitty!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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