Susan Butcher

Susan Butcher
Susan Butcher and dogs in 1997, speaking to tourists aboard a Riverboat Discovery cruise from her kennels near Fairbanks International Airport
Born	(1954-12-26)December 26, 1954 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 5, 2006(2006-08-05) (aged 51) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Colorado State University
Years active	1978-1994
Known for	Sled dog racing
Spouse	David Monson
Awards	Golden Plate Award Female Athlete of the Year

Susan Howlet Butcher (December 26, 1954 – August 5, 2006) was an American dog musher, noteworthy as the second woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1986, the second four-time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of five sequential years. She is commemorated in Alaska by the Susan Butcher Day.