by The History Chicks | Sep 27, 2024 | Episode, Podcasts
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, but there was a lot more to her life than one phenomenal swim.
(more…)by The History Chicks | May 6, 2019 | Episode, Podcasts
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was many things and, although quiet and humble weren’t two of them, her contributions to women’s sports made her a role model for anyone who has ever strapped on a pair of sneakers or golf shoes. Her drive and large personality made her someone we all need to know.
Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider: Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
