Farewell to the most important woman in 20th century US shipping

08/08/2016

This is a fascinating portrait of arguably the most important woman in US shipping in the 20th century, Helen Delich Bentley. The former FMC chair and US Congresswoman, died at the weekend, aged 92. “A formidable woman”, variously described as “cantankerous”and “tough”, she started as a journalist ...

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