Lobstering Women of Maine: Paintings and Stories of Women and Girls Who Fish the Maine Coast

Susan Tobey White's paintings in Lobstering Women vividly depict Maine women's participation in today's lobster fishing. The paintings tell the stories of what the women have to do every day to be successful in an industry dominated by men.

Susan Tobey White's inspiration was watching a woman unloading lobster traps from a boat on to a snow-covered dock. Her first painting was of this hard-working young woman.The simple idea began: a series of paintings of women lobstering.

Now, eighteen port...