1st Edition
Women and Ports Yearbook of Women’s History 43 (2025)
Edited By Kirsten Kamphuis, Claudia Hacke, Charlotte Meijer, Marleen Reichgelt, Iris van der Zande
Copyright 2026
222 Pages
by
Amsterdam University Press
The role of women in the maritime sector has long been overlooked. Diverting from the image of women passively waiting for men to return, this edition of the Yearbook of Women’s History argues that women shaped port-life as much as men. It highlights that women were important social and economic actors. Contributions in this Yearbook show women as stevedores, wharf owners, inn-keepers and... Read more
Women and Ports: Yearbook of Women’s History 43 (2025)
Biography
Irene Jacobs, Kirsten Kamphuis, Claudia Hacke, Charlotte Meijer, Marleen Reichgelt, Iris van der Zande
