Captain Kool

XXXXXXXXXXXX MOLLY KOOL xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FEBRUARY 23, 1916 - xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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MOLLY KOOL, A PIONEER OF THE

COASTAL WATERS,has died at the age of 93,

two days after her birthday,in Bangor, Maine.

She was the first woman in North America

to be a licensed ships captain.

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Known as Captain Molly, this native of Alma, New Brunswick,

was officially recognized by the Canadian Government as the

first woman to hold captain's papers.

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She faced violent tides, fire and ice, rain and fog. She also

received the disdain, disbelief but ultimately the respect

of her male colleagues.

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" Her blond hair up in curls, that is Miss Molly ashore...but in

her barge she knows no fear"....

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In 1939, she wired her family, "You can call me Captain

from now on".

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CAPTAIN KOOL:

XXXXXXXHIP HIP HURRAY!!!!!

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Based on an article in

The New York Times, March 2, 2009