Iron Men, Wooden Women: Gender and Seafaring in the Atlantic World, 1700-1920 (Gender Relations in the American Experience)
by Margaret S. Creighton, Lisa Norling
Iron Men, Wooden Women explores the connections between gender and seafaring in the Atlantic world from 1700 to 1920. Focusing on the American experience, this historical study considers maritime life through the lens of changing gender relations and social roles.
About This Book
Iron Men, Wooden Women examines gender and seafaring in the Atlantic world between 1700 and 1920.
The book focuses on the relationship between maritime life and gender relations in the American experience.
Its broad historical scope places seafaring within changing social understandings of men and women.
This volume is part of the Gender Relations in the American Experience series.
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