Breaking Into the Current: Boatwomen of the Grand Canyon

196 Pages·1994·7.906 MB·English

by  Louise Teal

Breaking into the Current

BOATWOMEN OF THE GRAND CANYON
Breaking into
the Current
Louise Teal
The University of Arizona Press
Tucson
The University of Arizona Press
www.uapress.arizona.edu
© 1994 by Louise Teal
All rights reserved. Published 1994

Printed in the United States of America
19 18 17 16 15 10 9 8 7 6 5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-1413-7 (cloth)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-1429-8 (paper)
Front cover photograph: Lorna Corson by David Edwards.
Back cover photograph Louise Teal in North Canyon on the Colorado River.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Teal, Louise, 1946–
Breaking into the current : boatwomen of the Grand Canyon / Louise Teal.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8165-1413-5 (cl. : alk. paper) —
ISBN 0-8165-1429-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Boating for women. 2. Boats and boating—Colorado River (Colo.-
Mexico) —History. 3. Pilots and pilotage—United States—Interviews. 4.
Women—United States—Recreation—Interviews. I. Title.
GV777.57.T43 1994 93-35400
797.1'09791'3—dc20 CIP

This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992
(Permanence of Paper).
To all women
navigating the changing currents
of our time

Contents
List of illustrations ix
Preface xi
1 Women in the Canyon 1
2 The River Journey 13
3 Marilyn Sayre 21
4 Liz Hymans 35
5 Louise Teal 49
6 Susan Billingsley 61
7 High Water of 1983 71
8 Suzanne Jordan 79
9 Becca Lawton 89
10 Connie Tibbitts 101
11 Sue Bassett III
12 Lorna Corson 123
13 A Real Boat 135
14 Ellen Tibbetts 139
15 Martha Clark 151
16 Breaking into the Current 163
Epilogue 173
Bibliography 175
Acknowledgments 177

Illustrations
Georgie White 3
Marilyn Sayre 21
Liz Hymans 35
Louise Teal 49
Susan Billingsley 61
Suzanne Jordan 79
Becca Lawton 89
Connie Tibbitts 101
Sue Bassett III
Lorna Corson 123
Ellen Tibbetts 139
Martha Clark 151