Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a “wave of confidence and emancipation” for women in sports ( Parade ). By age twenty, at the heig…

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