pickAn interesting look at travel on ships for women across the years. I liked all the stories about the various women especially Violet Jessop. Detailed and interesting. 3*
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1.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4934334020 I loved this beautiful social history of the women who worked, traveled and socialised during the golden age of Transatlantic travel.
2.excellent weaving of lives to explore the economics, attitudes of a generation.
pickAn interesting read about women and their stories on these long voyages.
pickA fascinating & focused history women‘s roles aboard the massive ships of the twentieth century, the bulk of the book covers the years between the world wars- though it also includes the wars & a bit before and after. Evans features women in various roles- like the unsinkable stewardess, Violet- but also Edith Sowerbutts who devoted her career as a conductress aiding emigrating women & children. From passengers to nurses, the book touches it all!
pickI was pleasantly surprised by this fascinating look into the golden age (1920s-40s) of ocean liners and women‘s roles onboard. Before flight, these giants were the only way of travel, and there were a myriad of reasons passengers flocked to them…escaping economic desperation, PR for various careers, fleeing persecution/violence, or simply for pleasure. This author did an excellent job of describing the hierarchy aboard ship and women‘s 🔻
I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 181.
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pickSo interesting. It was well researched and was like taking a voyage on ocean liners during the Golden Ages.
Thanks to Netgalley, publisher and author for the Kindle Version.
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