00:00This woman reportedly got arrested simply for wearing a swimsuit.
00:04In 1907, Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman arrived at Revere Beach near Boston
00:10wearing something that shocked the public, a fitted one-piece swimsuit.
00:14At the time, women were expected to swim in heavy,
00:18restrictive outfits that covered much of the body and made swimming difficult.
00:22Kellerman refused to follow that standard.
00:25Her practical one-piece design was considered far too revealing for the era,
00:30and she was reportedly arrested for indecency.
00:33The exact details of the arrest remain debated, but one thing is clear.
00:39Annette Kellerman helped transform women's swimwear and challenged ideas
00:42about what women were expected to wear in public.
00:45A swimsuit that caused a scandal would eventually become part of a revolution in women's fashion.
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