Women and Travel (Women in History) - Hardcover

This series looks at the involvement of women in various aspects of British history. Each book explores a particular theme and, through documentary evidence, quotations and contemporary pictures, evaluates the contribution of women, well-known and otherwise, to the shaping of history. The series offers background reading for GCSE studies, and Standard Grade in Scotland. Focusing on women travellers through the ages, this book discusses how, as pilgrims, missionaries, explorers, anthropologists and tourists, women have shown qualities of endurance and determination. It examines the reasons for their journeys, whether as a means of escape, a search for improvement or simply a path to enjoyment. Dea Birkett is the author of "Spinsters Abroad" and "Jella: A Woman At Sea".