Quinn, Mary Ann (c. 1928–)
Quinn, Mary Ann (c. 1928–)
American steeplejack. Born c. 1928.
Likely the 1st woman to be licensed as a steeplejack (1946), was employed at Aerial Engineering, Los Gatos, CA, which had been started by her late husband; assignments included painting a National Broadcasting Company (NBC) tower which required a 300-foot climb; responsible for painting in excess of 2,000 school and municipal flagpoles yearly.
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