Gertrude Ederle – First Woman to Swim the English Channel, National Heroine | Unpacking The Problem

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Daniel tells us about how when Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel she instantly became a national hero. When she arrived home to the United States she was met with an enormous ticker-tape parade through downtown New York City. He also explains how Diana Nyad claimed that her swim from Cuba to Florida would be a bigger deal than Gertrude’s, but to no avail.

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