Isabel Letham was the first woman in Australia to surf! Not only that- she also left a swimming legacy that spread throughout the northern beaches of Sydney Australia making it all the way to San Francisco in the USA.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Letham

https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-isabel-letham-daring-australian-surfing-pioneer-111530

https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-isabel-letham-daring-australian-surfing-pioneer-111530

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/women-surf-beginning

Links for other things mentioned:

Use of Force Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/use-of-force/id1524872084

The Undoing: https://www.foxtel.com.au/watch/the-undoing.html

Sam Harris: Making Sense Podcast: - https://samharris.org/podcasts/223-october-30-2020/

The Circus: https://www.stan.com.au/watch/the-circus?gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1263226&gclid=CjwKCAiA17P9BRB2EiwAMvwNyLLRB7vDQlJi4w-rsIHf6D1Eh6YJzct9_ay_nLDjAf-QCmdeMe5DChoCIbwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

35 people who voted for from in 2016: https://meettheinternet.com/politics-meets-the-internet/trump-voters-2020/

Layla Saad - https://www.instagram.com/laylafsaad/?hl=en

Me and White Supremacy: https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com/

National Film & Sound Archive - Bondi Movie + LIfesaving in Terrigal News Reel: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/surfing-australia

Executive Producers Yvie Jones and Annette Staglieno.

Produced by Sam Petersen

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