When Robyn Strickland graduated from DuPont High School more than25 years ago, her mother offered her a recipe for success.
One-fourth patience plus one-fourth confidence plus one-half hardwork.
Indeed, the 43-year-old Strickland has had much success followingthat advice.
A year after she graduated, she became one of the first femalelock-and-dam operators in the state. Fifteen years later, she becameone of the first female riverboat captains in the state.
Strickland encountered harsh treatment and crude language from hermale counterparts after she shattered the glass ceilings in both ofthe male-dominated professions.
Additional advice from her …
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