Kenzie Little- New Bedford Inspiration

Visiting the whaling museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts was a different experience. It's like any other museum, with art, artifacts and big whale skeletons hanging from the ceilings. It's hard to imagine what the seaman experienced, the oily mess of killing and processing a whale. I was intrigued by the lives of the people at home, living in wait for the return of their men. What did they think about as storms raged out on sea? After years of not seeing them, what was their long awaiting return like? The town was run by the women, but what was their experience like?