Olympians: Fanny Blankers-Koen
Womanica
Acast Creative Studios
4.3 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
All month, we're talking about Olympians. Tune in to hear incredible stories of women who either were in the Olympics or likely should have been!
Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know -- but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Leading Ladies, Activists, STEMinists, Local Legends, and many more. Encyclopedia Womannica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. From Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Encyclopedia Wamanica. |
| 0:09.1 | For those of you who are tuning in for the first time, welcome. |
| 0:14.0 | Here's the deal. |
| 0:16.0 | Every weekday, we're highlighting the stories of women you may not know about but definitely should. |
| 0:21.0 | We're talking about women from around the world and throughout history. |
| 0:25.8 | Each month is theme. |
| 0:28.0 | This month we're talking about Olympians. |
| 0:30.8 | Women who are either in the Olympics or likely should have been. |
| 0:35.0 | Our woman of the day today was a track and field star |
| 0:38.0 | who set world records and broke down barriers from mothers and wives in sports. She set a record for the number of |
| 0:45.3 | gold medals she won at a single Olympics. And yet, the newspapers were instead |
| 0:51.0 | preoccupied with her status as a wife and recent mother. |
| 0:55.2 | Her sports persona became so interconnected with her personal life that she was given the nickname |
| 1:00.4 | The Flying House Wife. Please welcome Fanny Blenker's Cohen. |
| 1:05.0 | Fanny was born Francina El Jee Cohen on April 26, |
| 1:11.0 | 1918 in a village in the Netherlands. |
| 1:15.4 | Athleticism was part of her life virtually from birth. |
| 1:19.4 | Her father had competed in shop put and discus competitions. |
| 1:24.2 | By the time she was a teen, Fanny was skilled at tennis, ice skating, and fencing. |
| 1:29.9 | Her athletic prowess was strong enough that one of her coaches encouraged her to continue |
| 1:34.3 | training professionally in a dedicated sport. Fanny settled on track. |
| 1:39.9 | At the age of 16, Fanny took first place at a Dutch national championship. |
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