Women Sailors and Sailors' Women: An Untold Maritime History By
David Cordingly Thorndike Press - Large Print, (2001) Reviewed
by Rochelle Caviness - February 28, 2002 It has been a long-
standing myth that women are bad luck on a sailing vessel. Yet
despite this tradition, women have a long-standing tradition of
voyaging on the sea. They have served as crew members, traveled
as passengers, and many women 'shipped out' with their husbands
or lovers. In Women Sailors & Sailors' Women David Cordingly
explores the ofttimes overlooked history of women who went to
sea, as well as the history of those women who waited on shore,
never knowing if the men they were waiting for would ever
return. Cordingly's narrative concentrated upon the period known
as The Great Age of Sail, This is the period when the great
sailing ships plied the waters, without the modern conveniences
of diesel motors, radios, satellite navigation aids, advanced
weather forecast, and often, without the benefit of life boats!
Not surprisingly, many