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<p>Finalist for the 2017 Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction / History<br/><br/>The plaque said this was the winter fishing hut of Thurídur Einarsdóttir one of Iceland's greatest fishing captains and that she lived from 1777 to 1863.<br/><br/>Wait anthropologist and former seawoman Margaret Willson said. She??<br/><br/>So began a quest. Were there more Icelandic seawomen? Most Icelanders said no and after all in most parts of the world fishing is considered a male profession. What could she expect in Iceland? <br/><br/>She found a surprise. This book is a glimpse into the lives of vibrant women who have braved the sea for centuries. Their accounts include the excitement accidents trials and tribulations of fishing in Iceland from the historic times of small open rowboats to today's high-tech fisheries. Based on extensive historical and field research <i>Seawomen of Iceland</i> allows the seawomen's voices to speak directly with strength intelligence and - above all - a knowledge of how to survive.<br/><br/>This engaging ethnographic narrative will intrigue both general and academic readers interested in maritime culture the anthropology of work Nordic life and gender studies.</p>