Wave Woman
eBook - ePub

Wave Woman

The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer

  1. 187 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wave Woman

The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer

About this book

Wave Woman is the untold story of an adventurer whose zest for life and learning kept her alive for ninety-eight years. Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt was the granddaughter of Mormon pioneers who, after spending an active and athletic childhood in Salt Lake City, moved to Santa Monica with her family and enrolled at USC to study dental hygiene. Betty went on to elope with a man she hardly knew, and to have two daughters.

In middle age, Betty finally followed her dream of living near the ocean; she moved to Hawaii and, at age forty-one, took up surfing. She lived and surfed at Waikiki during the golden years of the mid-1950s and was a pioneer surfer at Makaha Beach. She was competitive in early big-wave surfing championships and was among the first women to compete in Lima, Peru, where she won first place. Betty was an Olympic hopeful, a pilot, a mother, a sculptor, a jeweler, a builder, a fisherwoman, an ATV rider, and a potter who lived life her way, dealing with adversity and heartache on her own stoic terms. A love letter from a daughter to her larger-than-life mother, Wave Woman will speak to any woman searching for self-confidence, fulfillment, and happiness.

Information

Publisher
SparkPress
Year
2020
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781684630431
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction: The Big Arc of Betty’s Life
  8. Chapter 1: The First Wave (1954)
  9. Chapter 2: Pioneer Origins (1913–29)
  10. Chapter 3: California Dreaming (1929–36)
  11. Chapter 4: Lost Wax and White Gold (1937–51)
  12. Chapter 5: Hawaii Calls (1951–53)
  13. Chapter 6: The Gold Coast (1954–55)
  14. Chapter 7: Westside Story (1956)
  15. Chapter 8: Wave Riding Goes Competitive (1957–59)
  16. Chapter 9: New Horizons (1959–60)
  17. Chapter 10: Sojourn in South America (1960)
  18. Chapter 11: Life After Lima (1961–63)
  19. Chapter 12: Becoming a Fisherwoman (1963–89)
  20. Chapter 13: Changing Tides (1990)
  21. Chapter 14: Last Years in Makaha (1990–2011)
  22. Chapter 15: Reminiscence
  23. Appendix: England to Salt Lake City (1850–1929)
  24. A Note on Hawaiian Language and Style
  25. Endnotes
  26. Acknowledgments
  27. About the Author
  28. Permissions
  29. Index

Trusted by 375,005 students

Access to over 1.5 million titles for a fair monthly price.

Study more efficiently using our study tools.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn how to download books offline
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.5M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1.5 million books across 990+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn about our mission
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more about Read Aloud
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS and Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app
Yes, you can access Wave Woman by Victoria Heldreich Durand in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Social Science Biographies. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.