Gertrude Ederle was a famous American swimmer who was born on October 23, 1906 in New York City, New York. Ederle loved the sport of swimming ever since she was a child, and she held 29 national and world amateur swimming records between 1921 and 1925. She also broke seven swimming records on afternoon at Brighton Beach, New York. With a time of seven hours and eleven minute, Gertrude Ederle broke the old men’s record of swimming from New York Battery to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. In the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Ederle won the bronze medal in the 100 meter, and the 400 meter freestyle events. She also won the gold medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. Swimming across the English Channel was a big dream of Ederle’s, but she failed her first attempt of crossing the English Channel in 1925. On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle started her second attempt to swim the English Channel. She started the swim at Cape Gris-Nez and started the twenty-one mile journey to Dover, England. The weather caused the swim to end up being thirty-five miles long, and it took her fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes to cross the channel. This time beat the old record by nearly two hours. Gertrude Ederle became the sixth person, but first female to cross the English Channel. After arriving back in …show more content…
Nothing would stop Ederle from making her dreams come true, no matter how hard the task. Ederle would try to accomplish her goals even during the hardest circumstances. Gertrude Ederle was a very inspiring person because she tried to prove that women were just as good of athletes as men. She often shocked the world by doing things that the world did not believe was possible of a woman. Ederle had persevered through all of the hard obstacles that she faced in her life, and that is why she is a huge role model to not only me, but women and athletes
Lynne met an Egyptian swimmer, and he explained what to expect in the English Channel, especially the cold. She got used to the cold by wearing only sandals, shorts, and t-shirts all day. When she got to England, she needed to find a pilot to help guide her through the waters. Her pilot, recommended that she swim from England to France. During the race, at 11pm, she bumped into bunch of lettuce and she fight against the current. She was determined to break the world record. To finish the race, she had to land on the rocks. When she did, she had lots of cuts from the rocks and mussels. She broke the record with 9 hours and 57 minutes. When she swam Cook Strait, she was a bit stubborn and angry at her dad and coach, but she finished the race. She was the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, Bering Strait, and Cape of Good Hope. It was hard for Lynne to swim the Strait of Magellan because they occurred a few problems. She could barely stay in the cold water for two hours, the storms didn’t help out the situation, and when she almost made it to the shore, the whirlpool almost dragged her in. She got help out of the water and felt accomplished. When she was swimming the Cape of Good Hope, she almost got eaten by a shark. During her
Getting the rights for women to vote in Nova Scotia was a big deal for Edith
Ellen Renshaw House was only nineteen years old when she begins to write about her experiences in Knoxville. Originally she was born in Savannah, Georgia where her father would work as a customs collector and a trade Commissioner. Everything would soon change as her mother Frances Fannie House began to become ill. Her family then for her mother’s health moved to Marietta. Here Samuel Crawford House will make himself a name as a Planter and an owner of slaves in the town. Their stay in Marietta does not last long, as Ellen’s brother Sam moves to Knoxville to do business. He is able to convince his father that the best place to join together for business trade is Knoxville. Knoxville is a town that is split between Unionists and Rebels. Through
It was after that first 1920 flight that she said, “ As soon as we left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly.” The next year she bought a biplane and named it The Canary. Her aviation career just grew from that point on. She flew the world record for the highest altitude reached a female pilot. In 1928 she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, although as a passenger. She turned that around and flew the first solo female flight across the Atlantic, a mere four years later. She set seven speed and distance records in all. She even became the first person, male or female, to cross both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans(“Amelia Earhart” Biography.com). With these air breaking accomplishments she also became a famous celebrity setting fashions and promoting Aviation(“Amelia Earhart” Amelia Earhart). Amelia had a significant impact on 1920s and 1930s society, and she made strides in how aviation is
Amelia Earhart was a feisty, young girl when she saw her first airplane. Little did she know that her small interest in planes would develop into a full-on passion. Amelia grabbed the hearts of people around the world when she became the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Other than just being an aviator, she was a pioneer and an author. Amelia is a symbol of perseverance and power to American women. Still today she is one of the world’s most celebrated and respected aviators.
Elizabeth Blackwell accomplished many things in her life even through her tough childhood. She faced many difficulties with her family. She moved to many different states and had to make new friends. She had to attend many different schools while trying to earn for M.D. She was the first women in the US to earn a M.D.
Eliza Farnham was known for her talent in writing which made her national. Mrs.Farnham passed away from consumption in New York in the year of 1864 on the 15th of December at the age of 49. She grew up with foster parents from the age of four. When Eliza turned 15 she moved in with her uncle, and attended the Albany Female Academy. In 1835, Eliza Burhans moved in with a sister who was married in Tazewell county, Illinois. During the 18 century, Cornelius and Mary Wood Burhans gave birth to Eliza Burhans in November 17, 1815. Eliza Burhans was born in Hudson Valley Town of Rensselaerville, New York. Eliza Farnham was involved in numerous events during her time known as Vanguard of several social, political movements including abolitionism,
Many people in history have encouraged people today to do many different things. One that encourages women more than anything is Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart broke many records in flying, first woman to ride across the Atlantic, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, first woman to fly from Hawaii to California, first woman to fly across America, and many more. She showed people that if you put your mind up to something, you can do anything. No matter how scary something sounded, Amelia was up for the task. Amelia knew that flying was considered very dangerous for women, but she wasn’t going to let that stop her. If she wanted to fly, she would fly.
In the short story The Swimmer by John Cheever, one of the dominant themes is the passage of time. In this short story time seems to pass as reality does with us unaware of its passing. The main character is the protagonist hero, Neddy Merrill who embarks on a traditional theme of a homeward journey. The scene opens on a warm mid-summer day at an ongoing pool party with Neddy and his wife Lucinda. The pool is “fed by an artesian well with a high iron content, was a pale shade of green.
July 24, 1897, a belligerent war against the norm of society is interrupted by the birth of one Amelia Earhart. From the time of her birth in Atchison, Kansas, to her disappearance in the Pacific Ocean at the age of 39, Amelia Earhart was venerated as a beacon of hope for women aviators around the world. She is recognized as the first woman aviator to set multiple records and some acclaim that Amelia Earhart is “perhaps the most effective activist of her time.” Acting upon a simple yearn for flight, Amelia Earhart managed to alter the public view on women as workers as a whole, and provided a hero during the ubiquitous devastation caused by the Great Depression.
Evelyn was a hard working black woman who strived in the area of Mathematics, who also went through hard decisions of where to work. She also had to work with computer programmers dealing with math and some areas dealing with physics. Even though she did not have a lot of issues, she still came about some obstacles dealing with her personal life and having difficult decisions to make on moving as well as taking or not taking job offers. She still managed to keep her head up through it all and was able to give back to her field by doing the things she loved best about math.
...hapter of her life. Mama has had her dream as far back as she can remember even though it has been shot down by others because of her ethnicity. However, many people hold onto a dream that may seem out of their reach such as Gail Devers, an African-American three time Olympic champion. Devers believed in her dream of becoming an Olympian when people told her that she would never be able to do it. She now advises others by saying, “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe” (Devers).
Amelia Earhart once said, “Women, like men, should to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.” This is how she lived her
...her four children, Wilma was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx and a brain tumor at the age of 54. She was transported into many different hospitals. This was one illness Wilma was not able to overcome. She died at her home in 1994 in Brentwood, Tennessee. Her extraordinary calm and grace are what people remember most about Wilma Rudolph. As Bill Mulliken, a 1960 Olympics teammate put it: “She was beautiful, she was nice, and she was the best” (“Wilma Rudolph”). Wilma was not only remembered as the fastest woman in the world but mostly because of her way of bringing people together. “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit,” Wilma Rudolph once said. “We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us” (Sholander). Wilma Rudolph was a true inspiration and she proved that anything is possible.
During the summer of Edna's awakening, the sea's influence increases as she learns how to swim, an event which holds much more significance that her fellow vacationers realize. “To her friends, she has accomplished a simple feat; to Edna, she has accomplished a miracle” (Showalter 114). She has found a peace and tranquility in swimming which gives her the feeling of freedom. The narrator tells us that as she swims, "she seem[s] to be reaching out for the unlimited in which to lose herself" (Chopin 74). She sees the freedom t...