Biography & Autobiography Women
Molly Kool
First Female Captain of the Atlantic
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- May 2011
- Category
- Women
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551098364
- Publish Date
- May 2011
- List Price
- $15.95
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Description
Born and raised in Alma, New Brunswick, Molly Kool started her life at sea helping her father sail the lumber scow the Jean K through some of the most challenging waters in the world, including the changing tides of the Bay of Fundy and the Reversing Falls in Saint John. When it came time for Molly to choose her own career, her first instinct was to get her captain's licence, but doing so would involve more than just hard work—it would also mean changing some of Canada's oldest laws. But thanks to her inspiring example and the tireless efforts of contemporaries in the 1930s and '40s, the Shipping Act of Canada was changed and Molly became the first female sea captain in North America. With interviews, colour photos, and background on other women pioneers and shipping practices in the early twentieth century, Molly Kool: Captain of the Atlantic also includes an interview with the first woman to command a Canadian warship, Commander Josee Kurtz.
About the author
Christine Welldon is the author of several books including The Children of Africville; Children of the Titanic; Canadian Pacific Railway: Pon Git Cheng and Pier 21: Listen to My Story. Her work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, The Fiddlehead, Canadian Business and Omni magazines. Her most recent book Reporter in Disguise: The Intrepid Vic Steinberg is on the Honours list for the American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Award for excellence in feminist children's literature, and short-listed for the Children's Choice Hackmatack Award, 2015. Her newest book, Lifelines: The Lanier Phillips Story will be released in the fall of 2014 by Breakwater Books.
Other titles by
Knight of the Rails
Kid Sterling
My House is a Lighthouse
Stories of Lighthouses and Their Keepers
Everyone Can Be a Changemaker
The Ashoka Effect
Life Lines
The Lanier Phillips Story
Quai 21: Écoutez mon histoire
Children of Africville (2nd edition)
Reporter in Disguise
The Intrepid Vic Steinberg
Pier 21
Listen to My Story
