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Icelandic Fisherwomen, Ruling the Sea One Pair of Trousers at a Time Posted by on Mar 18, 2018

Happy March, everyone! We´re just approaching the end of the old Icelandic calendar month Góa, and I thought it might be nice to pay tribute to a few Icelandic women. And not just any women, but women of the sea– so-called sjókonur. Many of you certainly know of the densely-populated Icelandic fisheries – mainly women…

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