Annette Kellerman, the first woman to attempt to swim the English Channel and credited for writing the first ever diet and fitness book, Physical Beauty: How to Keep It. I figured my first post on this blog should be dedicated to her. She was an athlete, dancer, diver, fitness expert, model, and movie star. She was also the freethinker credited for advocating the women's right to wear one-piece swimsuits when she was charged for indecency for wearing one back in 1908. She later designed and marketed the first modern swimsuit for women. When she was an actress in films including Neptune's Daughter (1914), A Daughter of the Gods (1916), and Queen of the Sea (1918), Kellerman promoted the idea that fitness and physical activity were natural, even for women.
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