Lula Hymes Glenn (1917-2016) was an American track and field athlete who tied the world record time for the 100-meter dash at 11.5 seconds in 1939. She was considered one of the fastest women in the world at the height of her athletic career. Lulu Mae Hymes (United States) set the women's 100 m world record of 11.5 in Tuskegee on May 6, 1939. It stood 4.3 years, until Fanny Blankers-Koen's 11.5 on September 5, 1943 (equalling it). Wiki link