Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail, David Cordingly

An interesting survey of the role of women on shore and at sea during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Also published in the US by Random House Adult Trade Group under the strangely anodyne title ‘Women sailors and Sailors’ Women: An untold maritime history’! Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail