Invisible Labor: Women’s Work in Whaling Communities

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This is a virtual program.

Long Island was at the heart of commercial whaling, the U.S.A’s fifth most profitable industry in the 19th century. Long Island Native women ensured industry success by their labor and the mechanisms of survival they built while men were absent, at sea. In this talk, local historian Erin Becker-Boris discusses the role of Long Island Native women in this industry.

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