Eleanor Creesy helped guide one of the fastest sailing ships ever built
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span> <span word="Creesy">Creesy</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="built">built</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span> <span word="Creesy">Creesy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>. <span word="Cloth">Cloth</span> <span word="sails">sails</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="seas">seas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>. <span word="Ships">Ships</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sank">sank</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>.</p><p><span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span> <span word="Creesy">Creesy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navigator">navigator</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="navigator">navigator</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="guiding">guiding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="navigator">navigator</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sextant">sextant</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p><span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="Josiah">Josiah</span> <span word="Perkins">Perkins</span> <span word="Creesy">Creesy</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="one">one</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="trips">trips</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="captain">captain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Josiah">Josiah</span> <span word="Creesy">Creesy</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="navigator">navigator</span>.</p>
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