Stars to Steer By
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Stars to Steer By

Stars to Steer By

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Celebrating the 20th century women who went to sea

By Julia Jones

9x 6"

336 PP. 

hardcover

Reviewed in WB 307

Spanning the 19th century to today, Julia Jones dives into the lives of an array of incredible and unconventional women: we meet single-handed sailors, wealthy explorers, long-suffering wives and penniless chancers with a thirst for adventure. Each had to face down barriers of official exclusion, family-imposed restriction, social disapproval and often a resulting lack of self-belief.

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Pink Shorts: Women overlooked

1 Circumnavigating for pleasure2 Invisible women at sea3 New designs for 'New Women'4 Outdoor women5 Independent Irish women6 Pioneering women in the First World War7 Overcoming trauma8 Post-war pioneers and fickle yacht owners9 Sailing on the last of the grain ships10 Pleasure sailors between the wars11 Women sailors in the Second World War12 Women's lives disrupted by the war13 Unexpected jobs in wartime14 Discovering courage15 Adapting to the post-war world16 Mixed-sex sailing, 1950s to 1970s17 Women in offshore racing18 Sailing from the Clyde19 Families at sea20 Femininity and determination21 Women making their own way22 The role of skipper23 Married teamwork24 Winners25 Changing priorities



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