1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comOrvis Staffhttps://news.orvis.com/author/blankrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mSkFM3oR6d"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/the-american-museum-of-fly-fishing-a-graceful-rise-exhibit-now-online">The American Museum of Fly Fishing “A Graceful Rise” Exhibit Now Online</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/the-american-museum-of-fly-fishing-a-graceful-rise-exhibit-now-online/embed#?secret=mSkFM3oR6d" width="600" height="338" title="“The American Museum of Fly Fishing “A Graceful Rise” Exhibit Now Online” — Orvis News" data-secret="mSkFM3oR6d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Cornelia Thurza Crosby, a.k.a. Fly Rod Crosby, was the first licensed guide in Maine, in 1898. Photo courtesy The American Museum of Fly Fishing The American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF) has launched a web version of its groundbreaking exhibition, A Graceful Rise: Women in Fly Fishing Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. This. . .https://news.orvis.com/images/01-fly-fishing/2014/12-dec/rise1.jpg