North Atlantic Island Herstories and Histories
A Harvest from the Fifth International St Magnus Conference
Hardback (Forthcoming)
(December 2026)
ISBN: 9782503624198
Price: $163.00
This volume celebrates the female contribution to North Atlantic Island life, from the Iron Age to the present day.
Women have often taken leading roles in island communities, particularly when their men have been off-island seeking employment as fishermen, whalers, serving in the navy, or as merchant seamen. However, despite life in the North Atlantic islands not being possible without the equal contribution of women and men, this is not always reflected in the stories that are told.The research in this book, which reflects the interests of the 2021 online St Magnus Conference, where Herstories outweighed Histories, foregrounds the central but often underrepresented roles of women across the islands of the North Atlantic. Spanning archaeology, labour history, creative practice, literature, and biography, the volume reveals the many ways in which women shaped island life from the Iron Age to the modern era, across islands including Newfoundland, Iceland, and the Northern Isles of Scotland. This multidisciplinary approach brings together historians, archaeologists, folklorists, scholars of cultural and gender studies, literary researchers, and a filmmaker to illuminate the breadth of women’s labour, leadership, and cultural expression in maritime island settings. The result is a richly layered portrayal of women’s presence, influence, and cultural legacy across the island worlds of the North Atlantic.
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