Photograph of unidentified Yorkshire fishwives
- Dates:
- c.19th cent.
Description
- Admin History:
- In the past, the role of women within the UK fishing industry has been over-looked. as well as providing support at home, some women followed the fleets of trawlers along the coast where they would gut and clean the herring being landed, working in icy and slated water for large parts of the day.
- Description: