Sarah Doherty

Sarah Doherty was an American and Canadian amputee mountaineer, ski racer, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur who lost her right leg to a drunk driver at age 13. She was a member of the inaugural U.S. National Disabled Ski Team and was the first amputee to reach the summit of Denali. She studied Occupational Therapy at Boston University (1977–1982) gaining a BSc Occupational Therapy; and then worked as a pediatric occupational therapist. In 2014, Doherty received the Woma…