Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby

Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby fishes from an E. M. White canoe on Moosehead Lake in Maine, ca. 1895.

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

Two years later, she became the first licensed Maine Guide. Her presentations and popular syndicated columns made her a role model to young women and promoted her personal philosophy of athleticism and independence.
Subjects	History Cultural Studies Literature Native American Studies Regional Studies
Date	ca. 1895
Related Section	Chapter 5: Wood-and-Canvas Canoes
Keywords	E. M. White Maine gender roles
Content Type	photograph
Citable Link	Citable Link

Rightsholder	Maine Historical Society
Copyright Status	in-copyright
Credit Line	Collections of the Maine Historical Society, item 15315.
Holding Contact	Maine Historical Society

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