Why was it so remarkable that Getrude Ederle broke the world record for swimming the Channel? by https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc en-us 2023-10-09 10:26:25 UTC 2023-10-09 10:35:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Because she wanted to prove that women could do things that men thought they couldn’t do. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737933608 2023-10-09 10:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737933608 Zachary https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737933904 Because back then women rights were different it says in the text that they are the “weaker sex” so no one believed in any women could do it and she was the first to complete the channel in 1926.]]> 2023-10-09 10:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737933904 Because she was the first woman to cross over the English Channel while everybody said she couldn’t do it and the weather that was terrible and even the boats had trouble crossing and the currents were against her. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934114 Timothy]]> 2023-10-09 10:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934114 Because in 1926 she was the an amazing woman that beat five other men in time to swim the English Channel also whilst swimming she faced obstacles like rocks, jelly fish and many more. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934389 TYGER]]> 2023-10-09 10:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934389 Elizabeth https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934634 Because, at the time when she swam the channel, many people believed that women were the weaker, inferior gender and were not capable of physical challenges. They also thought that since there was such harsh conditions, no woman would ever be able to do it.]]> 2023-10-09 10:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934634 Because she was the first women to break the record and also she beat the men, this was remarkable because back in the 1920s then people thought that men there the superior sex. In addition she had to face many challenges such as, jellyfish, sharp rocks near the coast and most importantly the water currents and the waves. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934712 By Harry W]]> 2023-10-09 10:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737934712 What was so astonishing about Gertrude Ederle’s record breaking? https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935005 Because she had proved to everybody that gender didn’t matter you could swim as far as you wanted you could do anything you wanted to set your mind to. Also she was the first woman to complete the channel swim so she was a role model to all women and she also beat all men’s speed. The conditions in the ocean was rough such as hard currents jellyfish stings and hunger loss.By Asher]]> 2023-10-09 10:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935005 Holly Bucknall https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935007 Because in the time that Gertrude Elderle was alive men were seen as the stronger and more successful gender and only five men had crossed the English Channel and no women had crossed it also there were lots of obstacles in her way such as the currents, the jelly fish and lots of news paper articles were saying that women would never be able to achieve it.]]> 2023-10-09 10:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935007 Because all the other people ho had did it were men and another reason is because women were considered the weaker sex and as a kid she had the mezzos and they would get worse if she continued to swiming. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935093 By Jacob Hughes]]> 2023-10-09 10:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935093 Because she was the first woman (as they were quite sexsist )to complete the channel swim and she also had beaten the world record https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935166 Arabella]]> 2023-10-09 10:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935166 Because it was only five men who had swam it and women were considered the weaker gender and the conditions in the water where treacherous with currents and huge waves https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935303
Laurence]]> 2023-10-09 10:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935303 Why was it so remarkable that Gertrude Ederle broke the world record for swimming the channel https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935561 Because in 1926 she was the first women to swim the English Channel but people only thought that men could do it because they were the stronger sex so people said that women are to weak to do it even though Gertrude Ederle beat the time by 2 hours. 

So that shaws that women can do as much as men.

By Isla ]]> 2023-10-09 10:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935561 Because Gertrude Ederle was a girl and in the 1920s women were supposedly the weaker sex and she was the first women to do the channel swim and break the record for the fastest time to https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935587 By Dillon

]]> 2023-10-09 10:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935587 Because when she swam the channel she was the first woman to swim it and she had beet the other men and set a world record which remained unbroken for 24 years and all the people said she could not do it because she was a woman but she did. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935885 By Evangeline ]]> 2023-10-09 10:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737935885 Seb https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936290 Because when all odds were stacked against her she overcame not only the physical but mental challenge of beating the previous record holder (who was male) by 2 hours when crossing the English Channel. The public, for a while, was in agreement that women were the inferior sex so when Gertrude emerged victorious it made a profound impact on the worldwide society. But in actuality, the most astonishing thing was her willingness to carry on after a failure.]]> 2023-10-09 10:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936290 Harry Favell Because she was a woman and they didn’t think that a woman could swim the English Channel and they were calling her names and scoffed at her for being “the weeker sex “even though she did it in a faster time than the men and a harder stroke than everyone else. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936428 2023-10-09 10:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936428 Because in the 1920s women were called the weaker sex. By the time she was trying to do it only five men did it. And she was the first girl to complete it and she set a world record. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936441 By Charlie ]]> 2023-10-09 10:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936441 Liliana https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936583 Because she was the first woman to ever swim the English channel and because of  her channel swim she had inspired many others to follow there dreams of becoming professional swimmers.]]> 2023-10-09 10:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936583 Because Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the English Channel and back then in 1926 a lot of people especially men did not believe in women so they all thought that she could not swim the English Channel but she did and set a world record off 14 hours and 31 minutes. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936860 Sienna]]> 2023-10-09 10:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737936860 Milo https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737937262 Because she was the first girl to swim the channel and beat all the men with her speed to cross the boarder and at the time everyone thought that women were the weaker sex and the temperature of the water must have been extremely cold.]]> 2023-10-09 10:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737937262 Ajay https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737937802 Because she was the first woman to swim the channel out off five men and she was  also faster than all off them making a new world record and she was an awesome trailblazer.]]> 2023-10-09 10:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737937802 Because in the 1920s girls and women were said to be the weeker gender so Gertrude Ederle was historical for her to complete and beat the men when she did the English Channel. In addition she faced hearing problems in the water but that didn’t stop her. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938054 2023-10-09 10:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938054 Because she was the first ever woman to swim the whole English Channel this was in 1926. People used to say she couldn’t did it because she wasn’t strong enough , her gender and also all the conditions in the water but she proved them wrong. https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938060 Millie ]]> 2023-10-09 10:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938060 https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938195 Because she was the first woman to swim the English Channel and in 20s people thought that men were better than women.

Sam]]> 2023-10-09 10:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938195 Poppy https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938352 Because she was the first women to complete the English Channel even with people bickering about how she can’t do it how ever her courage got to her she did it in 14 hours and beat the 5 men who also did it. ]]> 2023-10-09 10:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737938352 https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737940200 Lucas Parrott 
Because she was the first woman to cross the English Channel and beet the world record ( 16 hr and 33 minutes ) and she beet it with many extreme dangers like: jellyfish, rocks and hyperthermia. Her time was 14 hr and 31 minutes.]]> 2023-10-09 10:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737940200 Ava https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737940219 Because Gertrude was a woman and in the 1920’s women weren’t treated fairly and they thought that she couldn’t swim the channel because she was a “weaker sex”.]]> 2023-10-09 10:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737940219 https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737940364 Because she was the first woman to succeed in the English Chanel she also beat all of the men it took her 14 hours and 31 minutes.She also had to do it in a terrible condition such as: jelly fish stings, strong currents and waves. Lily]]> 2023-10-09 10:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Lawnsch6/ee8efx6ytd1a1tgc/wish/2737940364