Difference between revisions of "Violet Palmer"

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Mark S. Bonham

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1964 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

First woman referee in the National Basketball Association, in 1997. Also was the first women to referee an NBA playoff game and an NBA All-star game.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24645027/nba-referee-violet-palmer-comes-out-publicly-as-gay
• http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/07/us-the-nbas-first-woman-referee-marries-long-time-partner/
• http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/21/sports/la-sp-bolch-nba-20120422

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