Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail
ISBN:
9780333763735 (0333763734)
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Reference,
Literature,
Feminism,
Pirates,
Womens,
Research,
Womens Studies,
18th Century
In short, for a book called "Seafaring Women" it was shockingly patronizing of women. (Or maybe it wasn't shocking, and that was what made me so angry.)
I will have to admit that the title is a little misleading as the book is a lot more about the sailors then their women at certain points - however, on the whole it was very interesting and enlightening.I learned a lot about my city in the first chapter (I'm from NYC) and the prostitution and dance ...
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