women and the Golden Age of transatlantic travel
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Evans, Sian
- Publish Year
- 2020
- Shelfmark
- WER 4 2020
- Thesaurus
- reizen, vrije tijd, arbeid, sociale klasse, interbellum, pioniers, Verenigde Staten, Europa
- Description
- This book portrays female travelers and their lives on board of ocean liners in the interwar period. The ocean liner was a microcosm of contemporary society, divided by class: from migrants and refugees to millionaires and aristocrats of all ages and backgrounds, from the third class to the upper deck. Crossing the Atlantic was a major undertaking made by many women, some for work or leisure and others for marriage or new opportunities, including celebrities like Josephine Baker and Marlene Dietrich and the young Mary Anne McLeod, who escaped poverty on her home island.