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San Francisco Maritime Presents:

Women in Maritime History

Discover the roles women have played in maritime history, with an exhibit  and programs throughout the month of March. Read about women in maritime history through books and documents in the park collections.

SEAfaring Women, let' build on this rich tradition and get out there, learn and share with the memberhsip! More info at SF Maritime Site.

Suffragette March

Saturday, March 12, Noon, and repeated at 3:00pm. On Hyde Street Pier. FREE

Turn back the clock to 1901 and experience a costumed reenactment of a suffragette march in support of votes for women. Hold a sign and join the marchers (a limited number of signs are available), or let your voice be heard from the sidelines.
More info at SF Maritime Site.

Ladies Salon

Saturday, March 12, 2:00pm, in the Lewis Ark houseboat, Hyde Street Pier. FREE

Join a salon of Victorian women as they discuss the issures of the day (in 1901). Corsetry, the effects of the Spanish American War, and voting rights will be a few of the issues discussed. Join in and voice your own opinion!
More info at SF Maritime Site.

The Captain And His Wife

Sundays, March 13 and 27, 3:00pm-3:45pm. Aboard the historic ship Balclutha, Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission fees apply: Adults, $5. Ages 15 and under, free. Free with national park passes. Discover family life at sea, when captains would often sail with their wives and children during the Age of Sail, on this tour through the Balclutha.
More info at SF Maritime Site.

Women's Maritime History Books and Documents

In the Maritime Library and Historic Documents collections. Fort Mason Center, Bldg. E, 3rd Floor. Open by appointment only, M-F and the thirdSaturday of each month,1-4pm. Appointments: Please call 415-561-7030. The
library is wheelchair accessible by elevator. The park's archival, library, and artifact collections contain a number of
documents, photographs, books and artifacts that tell the story of maritime women, including those along the Pacific Coast. Come and explore, investigate, delve into and learn more about the lives of these fascinating maritime women. Here are just small samplings of what's available in the collections:
For books on women at sea during the Age of Sail, some of the titles in the Maritime Library are:
  • Joan Druett, Hen Frigates: Wives of Merchant Seamen
  • Druett, She Was A Sister Sailor: The Whaling Journals of Mary Brewster, 1845-1851
  • Druett, Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives At Sea.
  • Dorothea Balano, Log Of The Skipper's Wife.
  • Basil Greenhill and Ann Giffard, Women Under Sail: Letters and Journals 1829-1949.
  • Pamela Eriksson, The Life And Death Of The Duchess.
  • Linda DePauw, Seafaring Women
  • Suzanne J. Stark, Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail
  • Fred B. Duncan, Deepwater Family
  • James W. Belano, Log of a Skipper's Wife
  • Stephen A. Haller, Families At Sea: An Examination of the Rich Lore of "Lady Ships"
  • "Hen Frigates," and from the Navy side:
  • Josette Wingo, Mother Was A Gunner's Mate
  • Susan Goodson, Serving Proudly: A History Of Women In The United States Navy
More info at SF Maritime Site
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