Pam Matthews, Author of Book, "Cornelia 'Fly Rod' Crosby, Champion of Maine"

30/01/2021 28 min

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Episode Synopsis

Fly Rod Crosby was a champion fly casting woman in the 1880s, who overcame tuberculosis, being 6' tall, and especially being a woman in a man's world. A columnist for Maine papers, she also became Maine's first wilderness guide and most shocking of all she wore skirts that were 8-10 inches shorter than they "should" have been. 
(Recording date: August 2nd, 2020)