Women at sea

[j.sabourn]

John in Oz if you or any one else is wondering about the coins , they were used to measure the dilation of the birth canal. The joking about making for port , there was a drug carried on most ships that could delay the actual birth time if used correctly but was not suggested to use ,only as a last resort. As regards the other subject the use of penicillin was becoming immune to the diseases and streptomycin was coming into replace the same, maybe today that has also had its day in the sun and other drugs are in use on ships ? Cheers JS
A penny for your thoughts may spring to mind, if it does make sure it is the old penny before decimalization or you may get into strife. JS

[Brett Hayes]

I did just one trip on the Windsor in the late 1960s, but never knew she had telephonists aboard. You learn something every day!
Brett Hayes EDH R863743

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Quite a lot of ex-nurses became stewardesses, Les. Union Castle especially liked having such dual-skilled women. Nursing magazines of the 1920s argued that such stewardesses should be paid at NURSES rates, not stewardesses rates, as such women had invested so much money in their professional training. That didn't happen.

Hi Joe.
They still arn't
Des

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
When I was a fist aider on the building Parklea Prison building site in Western Sydney ,I took an advanced first aid course, when they where showing the birthing film; two blokes fainted, there where plenty of willing first aider's to help them LoL.
Des

[j.sabourn]

Similar in Liverpool Des , a few green about the gills. Thinking back to the old first aid certificates not the advanced ones , always liked the remedy for treating a traumatised patient, 1. Keep warm . 2. Give a cigarette if smokes. 3. Give a drink of alcohol such as whisky or rum. Think of giving those answers today to St. John’s staff , but they were correct at the time. I still tend to abide by them. All the first aid certificates I have can have back if they want. Cheers JS…

[happy daze john in oz]

I did just one trip on the Windsor in the late 1960s, but never knew she had telephonists aboard. You learn something every day!
Brett Hayes EDH R863743

They may well have been replaced by then.
They were attached to the department of Purser.

[j.sabourn]

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[j.sabourn]

47 and 48 came up twice so tried to delete one of them and succeeded in deleting both. It did read….
A question often asked was “ why is a ship always called a she?” Answer “ because she always has a man for a mate “. However this today is not true just look how times have changed with the likes of the Gay Mardi Gras and the women’s rights movements only two examples. Cheers let’s hope it comes up once this time. JS

[Johnny Kieran]

I was on a cruise recently, and the skipper was a woman. Most cruises I've been on, have at least one woman on the bridge, be it a mate or apprentice.