“In the early years of the Roaring Twenties, American women not only won the right to vote but they also earned headlines along side their male counterparts during the Golden Age of American sports. Michael Bohn shares an engaging story of how two sports heroines, tennis player Helen Wills and swimmer Gertrude Ederle, helped embolden women to seek self-fulfillment by challenging the status quo.”
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Donna de Varona
Donna de Varona, born on April 26, 1947, is an American former swimmer who achieved significant success at the 1960 Rome Olympics, where she won three gold medals, becoming one of the youngest Olympic gold medalists in history. De Varona's career was marked by numerous victories and record-breaking performances in swimming. more
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