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Elaine Howley

Elaine Howley

Musical artist

Aug 6, 2026

VickiHOST
3:44
What I'd like to start with is what was it like for women and women swimmers 100 years ago?
3:51
Well, um, the 1920s was an interesting time for women and women swimmers in particular.
3:59
The world was changing quickly.
4:00
This is post-World War I. We'd been through this horrible conflagration of geopolitical consequence, and women were sorting out rights.
4:12
I mean, in 1920 in America, women finally got the right to vote.
4:16
So women were coming into their own, getting a voice in politics and in public life.
4:22
And also at the same time, swimming itself was, was rising in, you know, popularity.
VickiHOST
5:37
So what impact did Trudy have on society at the time, do you think?

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