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Women Shipbuilders on the Clyde and Tyne

Women Shipbuilders on the Clyde and Tyne

FromThe Mariner's Mirror Podcast


Women Shipbuilders on the Clyde and Tyne

FromThe Mariner's Mirror Podcast

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this, the third of three dedicated episodes to women in maritime, Cecilia Rose speaks to Dr Nina Baker and Dr Antony Firth about women shipbuilders on the River Clyde and the River Tyne, as part of the ‘Rewriting Women into Maritime History’ project. Dr Nina Baker is an independent researcher who works on the history of women in engineering, focusing on the Clyde in Glasgow, whilst Dr Antony Firth, the head of Marine Strategy at Historic England, is organising an exhibition about women shipbuilders on the River Tyne. We learn more about these related research projects and how we can all get involved! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world's No.1 podcast dedicated to all of maritime and naval history. With one foot in the present and one in the past we bring you the most exciting and interesting current maritime projects worldwide: including excavations of shipwrecks, the restoration of historic ships, sailing classic yachts and tall ships, unprecedented behind the scenes access to exhibitions, museums and archives worldwide, primary sources and accounts that bring the maritime past alive as never before. From the Society for Nautical Research, and the Lloyds Register Foundation. Presented by Dr Sam Willis. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.