Hidden Depths Women of the RNLI

For over 180 years images of strong, selfless males have populated the reports and literature of the lifeboat service. What has not been so well documented or recognised are the roles that, right from the very beginning, women have played in working to save lives at sea. The stereotypical image is of women waiting in the lifeboat house for their men to return - brewing tea and giving encouragement and solace to each other. Look more deeply and it becomes clear that women have always been at the heart of the RNLI operation, undertaking a wide range of tasks which draw upon their distinctive skills and talents. From Victorian times right through to the twenty-first century, women have always been 'strong to save'. The RNLI is alive with outstanding women working alongside equally outstanding men, ensuring that as many people as possible who find themselves in trouble, either on or by the sea, live rather than drown. In Hidden Depths: Women of the RNLI, we begin to understand what magnificent feats of strength and teamwork these courageous and dedicated women have performed and still do.

ISBN:	9780752454436
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	08 Oct 2010
DEWEY:	363.123810820941
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	192
Weight:	514g
Height:	246mm
Width:	173mm
Spine width:	13mm

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