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Maiden voyages : magnificent ocean liners and the women who traveled and worked aboard them, Siân Evans

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"In an engaging and anecdotal social history, Maiden Voyages explores how women's lives were transformed by the Golden Age of ocean liner travel between Europe and North America. During the early twentieth century, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners. It was an extraordinary undertaking made by many women, whose lives were transformed by their journeys between the Old World and the New. Some traveled for leisure, some for work; others to reinvent themselves or find new opportunities. They were celebrities, migrants and millionaires, refugees, aristocrats and crew members whose stories have mostly remained untold-until now. Maiden Voyages is a fascinating portrait of these women as they crossed the Atlantic. The ocean liner was a microcosm of contemporary society, divided by class: from the luxury of the upper deck, playground for the rich and famous, to the cramped conditions of steerage or third class travel. In first class you'll meet A-listers like Marlene Dietrich, Wallis Simpson, and Josephine Baker; the second class carried a new generation of professional and independent women, like pioneering interior designer Sibyl Colefax. Down in steerage, you'll follow the journey of émigré Maria Riffelmacher as she escapes poverty in Europe. Bustling between decks is a crew of female workers, including Violet "The Unsinkable Stewardess" Jessop, who survived the Titanic disaster. Entertaining and informative, Maiden Voyages captures the golden age of ocean liners through the stories of the women whose transatlantic journeys changed the shape of society on both sides of the globe"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
xi, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates
Contents
  • Dramatis personae
  • Prologue
  • Introduction : cresting the waves
  • Floating palaces and the "unsinkable" Violet Jessop
  • From the Ritz to the Armistice
  • Sail away : post-war migration and the escape from poverty
  • The roaring twenties
  • Edith Sowerbutts and her contemporaries
  • For leisure and pleasure
  • Depression and determination
  • The slide to war
  • Women under fire
  • Romance, repatriation and recovery
  • Conclusion : sailing into the sunset
  • Ships' names by "Lucio"
Isbn
9781250246462
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Maiden voyages : magnificent ocean liners and the women who traveled and worked aboard them
Title
Maiden voyages
Title remainder
magnificent ocean liners and the women who traveled and worked aboard them
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Siân Evans
Title variation
Magnificent ocean liners and the women who traveled and worked aboard them
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In an engaging and anecdotal social history, Maiden Voyages explores how women's lives were transformed by the Golden Age of ocean liner travel between Europe and North America. During the early twentieth century, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners. It was an extraordinary undertaking made by many women, whose lives were transformed by their journeys between the Old World and the New. Some traveled for leisure, some for work; others to reinvent themselves or find new opportunities. They were celebrities, migrants and millionaires, refugees, aristocrats and crew members whose stories have mostly remained untold-until now. Maiden Voyages is a fascinating portrait of these women as they crossed the Atlantic. The ocean liner was a microcosm of contemporary society, divided by class: from the luxury of the upper deck, playground for the rich and famous, to the cramped conditions of steerage or third class travel. In first class you'll meet A-listers like Marlene Dietrich, Wallis Simpson, and Josephine Baker; the second class carried a new generation of professional and independent women, like pioneering interior designer Sibyl Colefax. Down in steerage, you'll follow the journey of émigré Maria Riffelmacher as she escapes poverty in Europe. Bustling between decks is a crew of female workers, including Violet "The Unsinkable Stewardess" Jessop, who survived the Titanic disaster. Entertaining and informative, Maiden Voyages captures the golden age of ocean liners through the stories of the women whose transatlantic journeys changed the shape of society on both sides of the globe"--
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collective biography
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Evans, Siân
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Ocean liner passengers
  • Women merchant mariners
  • Ocean liners
  • Women travelers
  • Transatlantic voyages
  • Seafaring life
  • Femmes marins (Marine marchande)
  • Paquebots
  • Voyageuses
  • Voyages transatlantiques
  • Vie en mer
  • HISTORY / Social History
  • HISTORY / Women
  • HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy
  • Ocean liner passengers
  • Ocean liners
  • Seafaring life
  • Transatlantic voyages
  • Women merchant mariners
  • Women travelers
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Women merchant mariners
  • Ocean liners
  • Seafaring life
Label
Maiden voyages : magnificent ocean liners and the women who traveled and worked aboard them, Siân Evans
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Dramatis personae -- Prologue -- Introduction : cresting the waves -- Floating palaces and the "unsinkable" Violet Jessop -- From the Ritz to the Armistice -- Sail away : post-war migration and the escape from poverty -- The roaring twenties -- Edith Sowerbutts and her contemporaries -- For leisure and pleasure -- Depression and determination -- The slide to war -- Women under fire -- Romance, repatriation and recovery -- Conclusion : sailing into the sunset -- Ships' names by "Lucio"
Control code
1184237793
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
xi, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates
Isbn
9781250246462
Lccn
2021006981
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1184237793
Label
Maiden voyages : magnificent ocean liners and the women who traveled and worked aboard them, Siân Evans
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Dramatis personae -- Prologue -- Introduction : cresting the waves -- Floating palaces and the "unsinkable" Violet Jessop -- From the Ritz to the Armistice -- Sail away : post-war migration and the escape from poverty -- The roaring twenties -- Edith Sowerbutts and her contemporaries -- For leisure and pleasure -- Depression and determination -- The slide to war -- Women under fire -- Romance, repatriation and recovery -- Conclusion : sailing into the sunset -- Ships' names by "Lucio"
Control code
1184237793
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
xi, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates
Isbn
9781250246462
Lccn
2021006981
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1184237793

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