Maritime Madams: Yemaya
Yemaya, also known as Yemoja, is one of the most revered and powerful divine spirits in various Afro-Caribbean religions, associated with fertility and motherhood. Yemaya is the goddess of the ocean a...
23 Jul 20253min
Maritime Madams: Mary Lacy
Mary Lacy (1740-1801) was a British sailor, shipwright and memoirist who defied 18th century gender norms by disguising herself as a man to join the Royal Navy. Her memoir, The Female Shipwright, is a...
22 Jul 20254min
Maritime Madams: Mary Becker Greene
Mary Becker Greene (1867-1949) was a steamboat pilot and captain who began her career in the late 1800s. A pilot for over 50 years, she was the only licensed female steamboat captain on the Ohio River...
21 Jul 20257min
Maritime Madams: Naomi James
Naomi James (1949-present) was the first woman to single-handedly sail around the world via the dangerous Cape Horn route. Her voyage broke Sir Francis Chichester's world record for fastest solo circu...
18 Jul 20255min
Maritime Madams: Ama
Ama are Japanese female fisherwomen and free divers who plunge into the ocean without oxygen tanks, or other modern diving equipment. They dive for shellfish and seafood, particularly abalone. In rece...
17 Jul 20255min
Maritime Madams: Emma Kaʻilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina
Emma Kaʻilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina (1847-1929) was a highly regarded authority on Hawaiian water rights law and unofficially considered Hawaii's first female judge. Descended from an America...
16 Jul 20256min
Maritime Madams: Tracy Edwards
Tracy Edwards (1962 - Present), MBE skippered the first-ever all-female crew in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. She is the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year trophy and...
15 Jul 20256min
Maritime Madams: Jeanne de Clisson
Jeanne de Clisson (1300-1359) is known as the “Lioness of Brittany.” She was a 14th-century French/Breton noblewoman who turned to piracy in order to avenge her husband's death. For Further Reading: ...
14 Jul 20254min
