Seafaring Women

An exploration of the many roles women have played as they have gone to sea from ancient times to the present. In Seafaring Women, Linda Grant De Pauw brings to life scores of little known but fascinating mariners, from the twelfth century pirate princess Alvida of Sweden to Lieutenant Junior Grade Beverly Kelly, first woman ever to command a U.S. Coast Guard cutter Discusses women at sea throughout history in both feminine and masculine roles, including those of pirate, warrior, whaler, trader, and the greatly expanding roles of recent times.