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{{Short description|Canadian sea captain (1916–2009)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name = Myrtle "Molly" Kool
|name = Molly Kool
|image = File:Molly Kool, the first woman in, North America, to qualify to be a deep sea captain, in 1937 (cropped).jpg
|image =
|caption = Molly Kool in 1937
|birth_name =
|birth_name = Myrtle Kool
|birth_date = {{birth date|1916|02|23}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1916|02|23}}
|birth_place = [[Alma, New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]
|birth_place = [[Alma, New Brunswick]], Canada
|death_date = {{death date and age|2009|02|25|1916|02|23}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|2009|02|25|1916|02|23}}
|death_place = [[Bangor, Maine]], [[U.S.A.]]
|death_place = [[Bangor, Maine]], U.S.
|death_cause = Pneumonia
|resting_place = Herring Cove, [[Fundy National Park]]
|resting_place = Herring Cove, [[Fundy National Park]]
|nationality = Canadian / American
|nationality = Canadian / American
|known_for = One of the first female sea captain in North America<ref>{{cite book|last1=Welldon|first1=Christine|title=Molly Kool: Captain of the Atlantic|year=2011|publisher=Nimbus Publishing}}</ref>
|known_for = First female sea captain
|education =
|education =
|employer =
|employer =
|home_town =
|title = Captain
|title = Captain
|boards =
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|spouse = Ray Blaisdell (m. 1944; died 1964)<br>John Carney (m. c. 1965; her death 2009)
|religion =
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|spouse = Ray Blaisdell, John Carney
|footnotes =
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'''Myrtle 'Molly' Kool''' (February 23, 1916 &ndash; February 25, 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/586566|title=Legendary captain Molly Kool dies at 93|last=Wallace|first=Kate|date=February 27, 2009|work=[[Telegraph-Journal|Saint John Telegraph-Journal]]|pages=A1-A2|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref><ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news|title=Molly Kool, 93, a Pioneer of the Coastal Waters, Dies|first=Margalit|last=Fox|date=2009-03-02|accessdate=2009-03-03|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/world/americas/03kool.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> was a [[Canada|Canadian]] born [[United States|American]] sea captain. She is recognized as being North America's first registered female sea captain or ship master.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baird|first=Donal M.|title=Women at Sea in the Age of Sail |publisher=Nimbus|date=2001|pages=2, 215|chapter=Last days of Sail|isbn=1-55109-267-0|accessdate=2009-10-18}}</ref>
'''Myrtle''' "'''Molly'''" '''Kool''' (February 23, 1916 &ndash; February 25, 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/586566|title=Legendary captain Molly Kool dies at 93|last=Wallace|first=Kate|date=February 27, 2009|work=[[Telegraph-Journal|Saint John Telegraph-Journal]]|pages=A1–A2|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref><ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news|title=Molly Kool, 93, a Pioneer of the Coastal Waters, Dies|first=Margalit|last=Fox|date=2009-03-02|accessdate=2009-03-03|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/world/americas/03kool.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> was a Canadian [[sea captain]]. She is recognized as being one of the first registered female sea captains or ship masters in North America.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baird|first=Donal M.|title=Women at Sea in the Age of Sail|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/womenatseainageo0000bair/page/2|chapter-url-access=registration|publisher=Nimbus|year=2001|pages=[https://archive.org/details/womenatseainageo0000bair/page/2 2, 215]|chapter=Last days of Sail|isbn=1-55109-267-0}}</ref> She was one of the first female Master Mariners in Canada.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
She was born in [[Alma, New Brunswick]], the daughter of Myrtle Anderson and Paul Kool, a Dutch sailor. She grew up sailing, eventually becoming captain of the ''Jean K'', a 21-metre [[scow]] owned by her father.
Kool was born in [[Alma, New Brunswick]], the daughter of Myrtle Anderson and Paul Kool, a Dutch sailor. She grew up sailing, eventually becoming captain of ''Jean K'', a {{convert|21|m|ft|adj=on}} [[scow]] owned by her father.


===Career===
===Career===
At 21, she joined the Merchant Marine School in [[Saint John, New Brunswick]] She was the only woman to do so. On April 19, 1939, she graduated and received her [[Master Mariner| Master Mariner's]] papers from the Merchant Marine Institution in [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia]]. As a result, a line in the Canadian Shipping Act had to be amended to read "he or she." Her father turned the title to the scow over to her and she captained it for five years, working mainly the pulp and paper trade in the [[Bay of Fundy]].
At age 21, Kool joined the Merchant Marine School in [[Saint John, New Brunswick]], being the only woman to ever do so. On April 19, 1939, Kool graduated and received her [[Master Mariner]]'s papers from the Merchant Marine Institution in [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia]]. As a result, a line in the Canadian Shipping Act was amended to read "he or she." Her father turned the title to the scow over to her and she captained it for five years, working mainly the pulp and paper trade in the [[Bay of Fundy]].


===Later life and death===
===Later life and death===
In 1944, after her ship caught fire,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000084&sl=1933&pos=1|title=Albert County Heritage 25 - Molly Kool|publisher= Albert County Historical Society Museum |accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> she left life at sea to marry Ray Blaisdell of [[Bucksport, Maine]]. Blaisdell died and she remarried, to John Carney of [[Orrington, Maine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robmooremp.com/070107_02.htm|title= "Molly Kool" Carney of Alma New Brunswick the first woman Sea Captain in North America|date=June 30, 2007|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> She eventually retired fully after losing both her legs to a vascular disease.
In 1944, after her ship caught fire,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000084&sl=1933&pos=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115154803/http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000084&sl=1933&pos=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-15|title=Albert County Heritage 25 - Molly Kool|publisher=Albert County Historical Society Museum|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> Kool left life at sea to marry Ray Blaisdell of [[Bucksport, Maine]] in 1944.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2009/03/07/a-trailblazer-of-the-seas/|title = A Trailblazer of the Seas}}</ref> Blaisdell died in the 1960s and she remarried, wedding John Carney of [[Orrington, Maine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robmooremp.com/070107_02.htm|title= "Molly Kool" Carney of Alma New Brunswick the first woman Sea Captain in North America|date=June 30, 2007|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> Kool eventually retired fully after losing both her legs to a vascular disease.


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Kool spent her remaining years in a seniors care home in [[Bangor, Maine]]. She died from [[pneumonia]] in a hospital in Bangor, aged 93. Her ashes were scattered on the Bay of Fundy at Herring Cove, near her birthplace.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/capt-molly-kool-s-ashes-spread-over-bay-of-fundy-1.781097|title=Capt. Molly Kool's ashes spread over Bay of Fundy|date=July 6, 2009|publisher=CBC News|access-date=2009-07-06}}</ref>
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In 2003, a sailing ship was named in her honour. A monument to her accomplishment was erected near the wharf in Alma. Scheduled in 2011, the home she grew up in is being rebuilt with the original remains and an exhibit is coming to the entrance of Fundy National Park [[Fundy National Park]].


===Legacy===
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She spent her remaining years in a seniors care home in [[Bangor, Maine]]. She died from pneumonia in a hospital in Bangor. Her ashes were scattered on the Bay of Fundy at Herring Cove, near her birthplace.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/07/06/nb-molly-kool-burial-944.html|title=Capt. Molly Kool's ashes spread over Bay of Fundy|date=July 6, 2009|publisher=CBC News|accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref>
In 2018 the [[Canadian Coast Guard]] named an icebreaker after her as {{ship|CCGS|Captain Molly Kool}}, and in 2019 a sailing ship was named in her honour.

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A monument to her accomplishment was erected near the wharf in Alma. {{As of|2011}}, the home she grew up in is being rebuilt from the original remains and an exhibit is planned at the entrance of [[Fundy National Park]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000084&sl=1933&pos=1|title=Albert County Heritage #25 - Molly Kool|publisher= Albert County Historical Society Museum |accessdate=2009-02-27}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000084&sl=1933&pos=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115154803/http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000084&sl=1933&pos=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-15|title=Albert County Heritage #25 - Molly Kool|publisher=Albert County Historical Society Museum|accessdate=2009-02-27}}
*{{cite web|url=http://section15.ca/features/people/2000/11/07/captain_molly_kool/|title=Captain Molly Kool |last=Brewer|first=Allison|date=November 7, 2000|publisher=section15.ca|accessdate=2009-02-27}}
* {{cite web|url=http://section15.ca/features/people/2000/11/07/captain_molly_kool/|title=Captain Molly Kool |last=Brewer|first=Allison|date=November 7, 2000|publisher=section15.ca|accessdate=2009-02-27}}
*[http://www.legacy.com/MaineToday-MorningSentinel/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=124939728 Obituary] in the [[Morning Sentinel]]
* [http://www.legacy.com/MaineToday-MorningSentinel/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=124939728 Obituary] in the ''[[Morning Sentinel]]''

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Latest revision as of 05:56, 3 September 2024

Molly Kool
Molly Kool in 1937
Born
Myrtle Kool

(1916-02-23)February 23, 1916
Alma, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedFebruary 25, 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 93)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeHerring Cove, Fundy National Park
NationalityCanadian / American
Known forOne of the first female sea captain in North America[1]
TitleCaptain
Spouse(s)Ray Blaisdell (m. 1944; died 1964)
John Carney (m. c. 1965; her death 2009)

Myrtle "Molly" Kool (February 23, 1916 – February 25, 2009)[2][3] was a Canadian sea captain. She is recognized as being one of the first registered female sea captains or ship masters in North America.[4] She was one of the first female Master Mariners in Canada.

Biography

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Early life

[edit]

Kool was born in Alma, New Brunswick, the daughter of Myrtle Anderson and Paul Kool, a Dutch sailor. She grew up sailing, eventually becoming captain of Jean K, a 21-metre (69 ft) scow owned by her father.

Career

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At age 21, Kool joined the Merchant Marine School in Saint John, New Brunswick, being the only woman to ever do so. On April 19, 1939, Kool graduated and received her Master Mariner's papers from the Merchant Marine Institution in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. As a result, a line in the Canadian Shipping Act was amended to read "he or she." Her father turned the title to the scow over to her and she captained it for five years, working mainly the pulp and paper trade in the Bay of Fundy.

Later life and death

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In 1944, after her ship caught fire,[5] Kool left life at sea to marry Ray Blaisdell of Bucksport, Maine in 1944.[6] Blaisdell died in the 1960s and she remarried, wedding John Carney of Orrington, Maine.[7] Kool eventually retired fully after losing both her legs to a vascular disease.

Kool spent her remaining years in a seniors care home in Bangor, Maine. She died from pneumonia in a hospital in Bangor, aged 93. Her ashes were scattered on the Bay of Fundy at Herring Cove, near her birthplace.[8]

Legacy

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In 2018 the Canadian Coast Guard named an icebreaker after her as CCGS Captain Molly Kool, and in 2019 a sailing ship was named in her honour.

A monument to her accomplishment was erected near the wharf in Alma. As of 2011, the home she grew up in is being rebuilt from the original remains and an exhibit is planned at the entrance of Fundy National Park.

References

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  1. ^ Welldon, Christine (2011). Molly Kool: Captain of the Atlantic. Nimbus Publishing.
  2. ^ Wallace, Kate (February 27, 2009). "Legendary captain Molly Kool dies at 93". Saint John Telegraph-Journal. pp. A1–A2. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ^ Fox, Margalit (2009-03-02). "Molly Kool, 93, a Pioneer of the Coastal Waters, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  4. ^ Baird, Donal M. (2001). "Last days of Sail". Women at Sea in the Age of Sail. Nimbus. pp. 2, 215. ISBN 1-55109-267-0.
  5. ^ "Albert County Heritage 25 - Molly Kool". Albert County Historical Society Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  6. ^ "A Trailblazer of the Seas".
  7. ^ ""Molly Kool" Carney of Alma New Brunswick the first woman Sea Captain in North America". June 30, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  8. ^ "Capt. Molly Kool's ashes spread over Bay of Fundy". CBC News. July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
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