Callie M. Leach French ("Aunt Callie" 1861–1935)[1] was an American steamboat captain and pilot. For much of her career as a captain, she worked with her husband, towing showboats along the Ohio, Monogahela and Mississippi Rivers. She played the calliope, cooked, sewed, and wrote jokes for the showboat theater. She never had an accident in her career and was the first woman to hold a masters and pilot's license for a steamboat.
- ^ Blume, Kenneth J. (2011-12-22). Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry. Scarecrow Press. p. 181. ISBN 9780810879638.