The female shipwright; or, Life and extraordinary adventures of Mary Lacy, giving an account of her leaving her parents disguised as a man; serving four years at sea, seven years apprenticeship in Portsmouth Dock-Yard. With the means which led to a discovery of her sex; when she obtained her discharge, and was allowed a pension by government. Written by herself.

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Title The female shipwright; or, Life and extraordinary adventures of Mary Lacy, giving an account of her leaving her parents disguised as a man; serving four years at sea, seven years apprenticeship in Portsmouth Dock-Yard. With the means which led to a discovery of her sex; when she obtained her discharge, and was allowed a pension by government. Written by herself.
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Signed Author Life and extraordinary adventures of Mary Lacy...Written by herself.
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Volumes 1
Pagination iv, 35
Date of Publication 1807
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Date of First Publication 1807
Imprint Printed for George Sinclair, no. 235 Broadway, corner of Robinson-Street. By J.C. Totten, no. 155 Chatham-Street
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Notes From AAS: Published earlier in England under the title: The history of the female shipwright.
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Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
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Slade, Mary. The female shipwright; or, Life and extraordinary adventures of Mary Lacy, giving an account of her leaving her parents disguised as a man; serving four years at sea, seven years apprenticeship in Portsmouth Dock-Yard. With the means which led to a discovery of her sex; when she obtained her discharge, and was allowed a pension by government. Written by herself.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 19836, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/19836. Accessed 2024-11-25. 

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