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A Jane of all Trades: Janet Taylor's Contributions to Victorian Navigation

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Janet Taylor made major contributions to Victorian navigational practices. She did so through creating business opportunities for herself as an educator, author, and inventor of nautical instruments.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
History
Department dc:contributor.department
History
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2019

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Putnam, Marlee Love
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Ekirch, A. Roger
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Shadle, Brett L.
  • Dufour, Monique S.

Subjects

dc:subject × 5

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Dc Identifier Other
vt_gsexam:21429
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/91428

Chain of custody

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Virginia Tech
Base URL
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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Putnam, Marlee Love. A Jane of all Trades: Janet Taylor's Contributions to Victorian Navigation. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91428