# Gertrude Ederle

An episode of [The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/415983183), 27 Sep 2024, 2 h 08 min.

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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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