00999nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001800043245003200061856006200093300001200155520068400167022001400851                                       d1 aJosé Azpiazu00aLas mujeres vascas y el mar  uhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extart?codigo=5892272  a811-8293 aUntil very recently, women have been largely absent from Basque maritime historiography, despite the fact that they are widely mentioned in the source m aterial. Women participated extensively in all aspects of social and economic life related to the sea. Their work in the ports was particularly important, where they acted as porters, bishigueras , picklers, sellers and innkeepers. However, they also played an important role as industrialists, he lping finance the shipbuilding and fishing expediti ons. Religion played a vital role in their lives, helpin g them to endure the loss and loneliness they felt as a result of the prolonged absence of husbands, brothers and sons.  a1136-4963