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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
