Her Ruby Shoe Moment Ynes Mexia stood on the deck of a steamer ship pulling into the port of Sinaloa, Mexico. It was a beautiful September day in 1926, and it had been a long trip from her home in San Francisco. Ynes was anxious to begin her first solo adventure as a botanist. At age 56, Ynes was … Read More
Gertrude Ederle
Imagine swimming so far and for so long that when you finally get out of the water, you have to show officials your passport. And in route, your only company are boats, jellyfish, and the occasional shark! Travel through time to 1926 and across the ocean to Kingsdown Beach, England and meet 19 year old Gertrude Ederle…