By Luisa Potenza
VENICE, ITALY -- The first female gondolier in history is set to make her debut in Venice.
Giorgia Boscolo, mother of two, has passed the rigid exam required to pilot a boat on Venice's canals. It is considered one of the most difficult of maritime tests. She is the first woman ever to pass this test.
Mrs. Boscolo, age 24, is required to pass one more test in order to join the guild of official gondoliers. This is a written, multiple choice exam.
Venice Deputy Mayor Sandra Simionato said Boscolo's success breaks "900 years of male dominance" in the profession.
Bravo Mrs. Boscolo!!
