The Female Shipwright (Caird Library Reprints)
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Originally published in 1773, this fascinating autobiography recounts one woman’s life on the high seasall while disguised as a man. After running away from home at 15, the adventurous Lacy found employment as William Chandler,” first as a servant aboard the Sandwich, a 90-gun ship, and eventually as a shipwright with the Royal Navy. Such was the strength of her reputation as a strong, reliable worker who was popular with local ladiesher colleagues were in disbelief when she was exposed as a woman. When Lacy turned in her sea legs due to chronic health problems, she entered her real name on pensioner forms and was, surprisingly, acknowledged by the British Admiralty as the first female shipwright.
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