Trudy’s Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm

Macy, Sue. Illus. by Matt Collins. 2017. 36p. Holiday House, (9780823436651). K-Gr. 5.

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During a time when women in sports were just starting to gain the recognition they deserved, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

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9780823436651

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bloomer.jpg The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
2018 - Selection(s)