6/8/2023 0 Comments Maiden Voyages by Siân Evans![]() 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. Maiden Voyagesis a fascinating portrait of these women, and their lives on board magnificent ocean liners as they sailed between the old and the new worlds. ![]() Their stories have remained largely untold – until now. ![]() Some traveled for leisure, some for work others to find a new life, marriage, to reinvent themselves or find new opportunities. It was an extraordinary undertaking made by many women. A fter WW1 a world of opportunity was opening up for women … Before convenient air travel, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners and never more so than in the glory days of the interwar years. ![]() Migrants and millionairesses, refugees and aristocrats all looking for a way to improve their lives. ‘In this riveting slice of social history, Siân Evans does a brilliant job of describing the unexpected textures of life at sea…By deep diving into the archives, Siân Evans has discovered a watery in-between world where the usual rules didn’t quite apply and a spirited woman could get further than she ever would on dry land. HOW THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL BETWEEN THE WARS TRANSFORMED WOMEN’S LIVES ACROSS ALL CLASSES – A VIVID CROSS SECTION OF LIFE ON-BOARD THE ICONIC OCEAN LINERS FROM BELOW DECKS TO THE CAPTAIN’S TABLE. ![]()
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