In 1908, Dudley Allen Sargent, a professor at Harvard University, shocked the nation by announcing he had scientifically identified the "perfect woman."

Her name was Annette Kellerman — a fearless swimmer, vaudeville star, early film actress, and social rebel who once caused scandal simply by wearing a one-piece swimsuit.

This episode explores the bizarre collision of early science, beauty standards, and celebrity culture — and how a woman who broke every rule became the symbol of physical perfection.

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