Tori Murden McClure - 1st woman and 1st American to ski to the geographic South Pole (1989), and 1st woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean (1999).

<div>Tori is perhaps best-known as the first woman and first American to row a boat solo across the Atlantic Ocean, having accomplished the feat in 1999 after 81 days at sea. </div> <div> </div> <div>A decade earlier, she became the first woman and first American to ski to the geographic South Pole during a 50-day, 750-mile expedition.</div> <div> </div> <div>Tori is author of the memoir, A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean, which details her life and journey across the Atlantic. </div> <div> </div> <div>The book is the basis of a stage musical, called, Row, which made its world premiere at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts in the summer of 2021.</div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>Support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media. Visit <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1656964141023000&usg=AOvVaw1IlLclM2z3NmTnsw4cwBYT">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a> and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Tori</li> <li>Growing up all over the east coast of the United States</li> <li>Spending a lot of time outside as a kid</li> <li>Having an intellectually disabled brother</li> <li>Bullying that she and her brother experienced in the past</li> <li>Going to Smith Collage and playing basketball</li> <li>Meeting Rita Benson who had been at Smith since World War II</li> <li>Learning to row and to ski</li> <li>Skiing to the South Pole a few years later</li> <li>Getting a degree in psychology</li> <li>Working in the <a href= "https://www.nols.edu/en/coursefinder/locations/nols-alaska/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nati