Wilma Rudolph NAME: Wilma Glodean Rudolph BIRTHDATE: June 23, 1940 BIRTHPLACE: Clarksville, Tennessee EDUCATION: At first, Wilma was tutored at home by her family because she was crippled. She first began school at the age of seven. In 1947, the schools of the Southern states were segregated -- black students and white students had to attend separate schools. Even though blacks had to pay the ...