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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social

#OnThisDay, 26 July 1969, Sharon Sites Adams becomes the first woman known to have sailed the Pacific single-handed. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 1/2

Sharon Sites Adams on her yacht as it comes into harbour. She is a white woman with light hair.
jul 26, 2025, 8:30 am • 16 5

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social

If we use "known to" it means that it's the first time a woman has been recorded as doing something. It's entirely possible that a woman had done the thing before, but it wasn't recorded. 2/2

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