Interview with commercial fisherman Hollis Jennings conducted by Jeffrey Kahrs for the Commercial Fishermen Oral History Project on November 13, 2015. Jennings discusses her life and career as a seine captain in Southeast Alaska, and what is like on a boat as a woman. Originally from Kentucky, Jennings was the first female skipper in the Southeast fishing fleet.

The photo shown here of Jennings was taken by photographer Courtney Martin at the time of the interview.

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