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Celebrating the 20th-Century Women Who Went to Sea
By Julia Jones
Hardcover | 336 pages | 9" × 6"
Reviewed in WoodenBoat No. 307
Spanning the late 19th century to the present day, Celebrating the 20th-Century Women Who Went to Sea explores the lives of remarkable and unconventional women who answered the call of the water—often in defiance of the expectations placed upon them.
Julia Jones brings together stories of single-handed sailors, wealthy explorers, long-suffering wives, and penniless adventurers driven by an unshakable thirst for the sea. Each woman confronted formidable barriers: official exclusion, family-imposed restrictions, social disapproval, and the quiet, corrosive challenge of self-doubt.
Richly researched and vividly told, this book is both a celebration of courage and a revealing look at how determination and imagination carried these women beyond the limits of their time.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Pink Shorts: Women overlooked
1 In the shade of one's own hat brimCircumnavigating for pleasure2 My mother sewed constantlyInvisible women at sea3 Blue gauze veils are useful but not ornamentalNew designs for 'New Women'4 The coiffure harks back to primitive simplicityOutdoor women5 My red skirt was to be the signalIndependent Irish women6 We don't want any petticoats herePioneering women in the First World War7 Winter Shoes in SpringtimeOvercoming trauma8 Fed up with this skirt nonsensePost-war pioneers and fickle yacht owners9 Clothes not fit for a girl to wearSailing on the last of the grain ships10 Elastic-waisted blue serge skirtsPleasure sailors between the wars11 I only joined for the hatWomen sailors in the Second World War12 Things will never be the same againWomen's lives disrupted by the war13 I wore the right shoes and didn't interfereUnexpected jobs in wartime14 I handed him a bundle of garments for a flareDiscovering courage15 With my best suspender beltAdapting to the post-war world16 No experience necessaryMixed-sex sailing, 1950s to 1970s17 If I'm coming, I'm coming in my duffle coatWomen in offshore racing18 Heather at the stemheadSailing from the Clyde19 Nobody can find youFamilies at sea20 Enormous biceps, baggy jeans and a jolly, yo-ho mannerFemininity and determination21 Hiring leaky oilskins from the charter companyWomen making their own way22 Who wore the pants?The role of skipper23 Trouser suitsMarried teamwork24 I pinned a smile on my faceWinners25 Dressed like I wanted itChanging priorities