Woman, Captain, Rebel

A daring and magnificent historical narrative nonfiction account of Iceland''s most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women''s rights and equality—and who also solved one of the country''s most notorious robberies. Every day was a fight for survival, equality, and justice for Iceland''s most renowned female fishing captain of the 19th century. History would have us believe the sea has always been a male realm, the idea of female captains almost unthinkable. But there is one exception, so notable she defies any expectation. This is her remarkable story. Captain Thurídur, born in Iceland in 1777, lived a life that was both controversial and unconventional. Her first time fishing, on the open unprotected rowboats of her time, was at age 11. Soon after, she audaciously began wearing trousers. She later became an acclaimed fishing captain brilliant at weather-reading and seacraft and consistently brought in the largest