British women served at the same guns with their husbands, and during a contest of many hours, never shrank from danger, but animated all around them.
âAdmiral Edward Pellew, Viscount Exmouth, reporting on the Battle of AlgiersÂ
"Not all women living in naval vessels disembarked when the crowds of prostitutes were sent ashore shortly before the ships sailed. From the late seventeenth century until the middle of the nineteenth, it was customary for wives of warrant officers to go to sea. A warrant officer was assigned to a particular ship âin constant employ,â unlike both commissioned officers and seamen, who were signed onto a vessel only for a single commission, and who were often transferred to another ship before the commission was completed. A warrant officer and his wife might continue to live in a ship even when she was taken out of commission.Â
The wives of the ancient triumvirate of warrant officersâthe boatswain, the gunner, and the carpenterâwent to sea as a matter of course. So did wives of the purser and the master, who associated with the commissioned officers on the quarterdeck, as well as those of lower rank: the cooper, the sailmaker, and the cook. Petty officersâmen who were selected from among the able seamen to direct the less skilledâand a few seamen, usually experienced men who made the navy their career, also sometimes brought their wives to sea.Â
Most of the women who joined their husbands or sweethearts at sea knew before they went that life on board would be both tedious and perilous, and they realized that they might be away from home for years. Looking back at these women from a modern viewpoint, it is tempting to decide that they went to sea because they wished to find adventure. This was seldom their motivation. The evidence is that wives went to sea because they did not want to be separated from their spouses. Women who joined naval crews disguised as men were often seeking a broader experience than society allowed them on shore. Seagoing wives, on the other hand, did not set out to break social taboos. They were, in fact, behaving as a good wife was supposed to behave: cleaving to her husband and serving as his helpmate, no matter where that took her.Â
Officially, the women living on the lower deck did not exist. Even when a woman died at sea, the fact was seldom recorded. Their names were not listed in shipsâ muster books, and since only those people who were mustered had any official existence, women were not paid and not victualed. Wives had to share their husbandsâ food ration, and so did any children with them. In contrast, soldiersâ wives who traveled with their husbands were victualed at two-thirds the menâs ration, and their children got half a ration. This meant that in a ship carrying both seamenâs and soldiersâ wives, the soldiersâ wives, who were merely passengers, were given food while the seamenâs wives, who were an integral part of the shipâs company, got nothing."
Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail, Suzanne J. Stark
Lady Winifred, what do you think about modern slang
At times, I do find it to be quite dreadful... I do not find it to be requisite in my dialogue on the internet, but I do support those who use it... I just think it can sometimes be a tad bit dumb...đ˘ I support it, however
I hope that bobby Kennedy knows how much he is still loved. I hope he knows that people remember him for being courageous and kind, to the point that he has become a point of comparison or model for an ideal politician. I hope he knows that people today don't see him as ruthless and inexperienced but instead as someone who actively worked to change the system he himself benefited from. I hope he knows that countless groups that still struggle to be acknowledged still feel safe and heard in his presence. I hope he knows that his memory and legacy of staying true to his principles will not be overshadowed by his namesake, but that his name will forever be etched into the changing tides of 1960s America. if not for rfk's work and refusal to accept jfk's hesitation on civil rights, would America have been forced to accept equality as quickly? I think not. people sometimes give him credit but he shaped the Kennedy administration more than most people in the cabinet. rfk, on your anniversary, I hope you know that your ability to be an outcast, sitting down while everyone else is clapping, your ability to fight for what you love, invites admiration not questioning. thank for willing to be impatient.
 "The White House Childrenâ, shows a portrait of the 6 Roosevelt children and their pets, two dogs and a guinea pig. Originally included as a supplement with the newspaper. AM Plate & Picture Company lithograph print, c.1901.
another lovely addition to the first gentlemen series. just binge watched the 1976 miniseries of eleanor and franklin
bonus comic with fdr:
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i personally feel that these two (at least in this series) are in an agreed open relationship (though they definitely do not sleep in the same bed anymore)
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