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Subject(s)

• Women—Employment [Browse]
• Women—Employment—British Columbia—Pacific Coast [Browse]

Writer of foreword

• Saklikar, Renée Sarojini, 1962- [Browse]

Summary note

"Beckoned by the Sea celebrates coastal women from northern BC to northern California who work on or with the sea. The twenty-four women featured in this inspiring and fascinating book represent a variety of industries--from conservation, commercial fishing, and marine biology to safety and rescue, tourism, and the arts. Weaving together elements of social history, culture, geography, and environmentalism, author Sylvia Taylor draws on in-depth interviews, meticulous research, and her own experience as a deckhand on a commercial fishing boat. Beckoned by the Sea investigates the myriad ways in which women have contributed to the marine industries that sustain the people and shape the culture of North America's west coast--and reveals how the sea itself has touched the lives of these women by giving them not just a livelihood but an infinite source of inspiration and personal fulfillment."-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 3, 2017).

Language note

Text in English.

Contents

• Intro
• Praise for Beckoned by the Sea
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part 1 ⁄⁄ The Harvesters
• Laura Rasmussen prawn fisher
• Rae Hopkins kelp harvester and cultivator
• Roberta Stevenson shellfish cultivator and consultant
• Laura Anderson restaurateur, fish market owner
• Part 2 ⁄⁄ The Travellers
• Gillie Hutchinson sailing instructor
• Bela Love tugboat captain
• Connie Buhl marine engineer
• Rhona Lettau Canadian Coast Guard captain
• Part 3 ⁄⁄ The Creators
• Diana Talley shipwright, boat builder
• Vickie Jensen writer, photographer
• Peggy Burkosky fine arts painter
• Lori Pappajohn professional mermaid, harpist
• Part 4 ⁄⁄ The History Keepers
• Vi Mundy tribal chief
• Mary Kimoto, with Ellen Crowe-Swords preservers of Japanese fishing heritage
• Vonnie Fry fishwife, preserver of Alaskan fisheries history
• Nicalena Chidley lighthouse keeper's daughter
• Part 5 ⁄⁄ The Teachers
• Lela Sankeralli naturalist, marine educator
• Adria Johnstone marine mammal trainer
• Sonia Frojen longboat instructor
• Tsimka Martin First Nations paddle tour guide
• Part 6 ⁄⁄ The Protectors
• Katie Beach marine and river biologist
• Josie Osborne mayor
• Megan Mackey fisheries program manager
• Leesa Cobb ocean resource team executive director
• Resources
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Praise for the Fisher Queen
• Copyright Page.

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ISBN

1-77203-180-1

OCLC

987578714

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