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and fell in love with it. She moved to Alaska in 1965. Shields worked as a waitress and used the food scraps from her job to feed her dogs. Shields lived mostly alone though sometimes she would stay with her racing competitor, Lolly Medley, who finished the
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Iditarod races and gave speeches about her journey. She operates a kennel and gives tours of her home and kennel. Mary achieved the Women Who Dared Gratitude Award for daring to take on the Iditarod. Shields has written five books, including
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Shields didn't have children and was never married. During the 1974 race
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Shields 29 days to finish the race. She placed 23rd in the race. Ever since Shields competed, more and more women became inspired to take on this exhausting race. She wanted to prove that gender didn't matter.
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