Don't be cheating and googling, have a guess at this lady's claim to fame. please log in to view this image
Some more clues, because I reckon it's impossible to guess from the picture. You've seen her before. It was in the 70's. She borrowed her dad's shoes to do it.
A couple more clues that will still be useless. Her fame started at Birmingham University. I never knew her dog had been involved. She hadn't really come forward before that photo. She only came forward to help with a sport exhibition. She did something similar in 1980, but it's not as notable.
No, but sport is related to her fame, and it was a sporting exhibition that brought her forward for the picture a few years back.