Description
Women on the Voyage
Book Summary
This work rescues from oblivion the experiences of women who embarked for America during the 17th century. Through the analysis of embarkation licenses and other documentary sources, the author reconstructs the motivations, risks, and daily lives of these travelers. The book offers a renewed vision of the history of emigration, focusing on the active role of women in the Atlantic crossing and their contribution to the shaping of colonial societies. A rigorous investigation that completes the traditional historical narrative.
What is it about?
The book delves into the 17th century to explore the experience of the women who crossed the Atlantic to America. The research is based fundamentally on embarkation licenses, documents that allow for tracking the profiles, origins, and destinations of these travelers. Through them, the author reconstructs not only the figures and administrative data, but also the personal stories, the motivations that drove these women to undertake the journey, and the conditions of the voyage. The work unveils a little-known aspect of social history, showing how these women, far from being mere companions, were active agents in the process of colonization and cultural miscegenation.
Main Themes
- History of female emigration to America in the 17th century.
- Analysis of historical documentary sources, such as embarkation licenses.
- The role of women in Hispanic American colonial society.
- Daily life and material conditions during oceanic crossings.
- Social and cultural history of the colonial period.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at students and researchers of American History, Social and Cultural History, as well as any reader interested in the history of women and historical migratory processes. It will also be of great interest to those seeking a renewed and lesser-known perspective of the colonial period, removed from the great traditional narratives.
What this book contributes
- Makes visible the active and leading role of women in emigration to America during the 17th century.
- Offers a work methodology based on the analysis of primary sources, such as embarkation licenses.
- Provides a more complete and nuanced understanding of the social history of the colonial period.
- Reveals the motivations, risks, and life experiences of a historically silenced social group.
Technical Specifications
- Author: GARCIA HIDALGO, PALMIRA
- Publisher: Editorial de la Universidad de Huelva
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: HISTORY OF AMERICA, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY
- Collection: ARIAS MONTANO
- Binding: Paperback
- Date of publication: September 2024
- Number of pages: 292
- Weight: 869 g
Editorial Assessment
A solid and necessary investigation that sheds light on a fundamental chapter in the history of emigration. The work stands out for its documentary rigor and its ability to humanize the past, offering a perspective that enriches knowledge about the role of women in the construction of the colonial world. It is an essential read for those seeking a more inclusive and complex history.