EPISODE · Sep 27, 2024 · 2H 7M

Gertrude Ederle

from The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast · host The History Chicks | AIRWAVE

They said it couldn't be done; that the deck, and the odds, were stacked against her, but Trudy Ederle listened only to her heart during her record-breaking swim across the English Channel. She was the first woman to accomplish this feat - and her record would hold for another 24 years. Gertrude Ederle made women's history. : Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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