Eleanor Creesy (1814–1900), one of the most famous women from the Age of Sail, used these types of tools to help her husband’s ship, Flying Cloud, set the speed record of sailing from NYC to San Francisco around Cape Horn. In 1851, they made the trek in 89 days, 21 hours. #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryTikTok #Herstory #Navigator #Navigation #SpeedRecord #MuseumCollection #MuseumTok