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Trophy awarded to Gertrude Ederle
1926
Olympic medalist and the first woman to swim the English Channel
In the 1920s, women not only gained the right to vote, they increasingly competed in amateur and professional sports. In the Olympics and other contests, women excelled in individual sports such as golf, tennis, and swimming, proving they could be great athletes at a time when some still argued that competitive sports put too much strain on women's health and their role as nurturing caregivers. |